Cyprus Supreme Court Denies Altieri Appeal for Extradition to France

On July 20, 1993, the five-judge Cyprus Supreme Court, in a decision chaired by Supreme Court Judge Dhimitris Dhimitriadhis, rejected an appeal by Charles Altieri of an order granting his extradition to France where he is wanted for the murder of Judge Pierre Michel in 1981. On June 25, 1993, a lower court decision found his extraditable. He was expected to be returned to France within one month, pending signature of the extradition order by Alekos Evangelou, Minister of Justice and Public Order…[more]