British Government Starts Extradition Proceedings Against Chechen Leader

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Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
19
Issue: 
4
142
Abstract: 
On January 31, 2003, the British Government authorized extradition proceedings against Akhmed Zakayev, a Chechen separatist leader whose extradition the Russian Government has requested for mass murder and "levying war." According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the British Government will convene preliminary court hearings on February 14, 2003…[more]