French Rejection of Swiss Extradition Request and Release of Iranians Accused of Terrorist Acts Triggers Diplomatic Protests

On December 31, 1993, the Swiss Government protested the release and expulsion to Iran of two Iranians whose extradition the Swiss Government had requested in connection with the 1990 assassination of an Iranian dissident in Geneva. In delivering the diplomatic note to the French Foreign Ministry in Paris, Swiss Charge d’Affaires stated that the Swiss Government “was disappointed” with the French Government’s refusal to extradite the two men…[more]