Extradition and Irregular Rendition: Pakistan Hands Over Alleged Terrorist to the U.S.

On February 7, 1995, Pakistani law enforcement officials, accompanied by a team of Federal Bureau of Investigation officials, arrested and on the following day handed over to the U.S. Ramzi Ahmed Yousef. Within 48 hours of his arrest Yousef was flown to the U.S. The key elements leading to his arrest and hand over included detective work in the Philippines and a reward offered by the U.S. Government for his arrest that led a disaffected ally turn against Yousef…(more)