The court in Amsterdam advises Minister Ard van der Steur (Security and Justice) to Turkey for ecstasy smuggling convict Turk Ayhan S. (43) Not to extradite to Turkey.
First the minister, according to the court examine the circumstances under which he will be trapped there. The decision to deliver S whether or not is ultimately up to Van der Steur.
Turkey after the failed coup
Prosecutor Bart van der Schaft indicated earlier in the situation that has arisen in Turkey after the failed coup and the subsequent intervention of the Turkish President Erdogan.Include judges and prosecutors were arrested and parts of the European Convention on Human Rights were suspended.
Nevertheless, the court may specify only whether it will legally permitted the extradition of S.. The Prosecution stated earlier that that was so, because S. 2007 has already been convicted in Istanbul to nine years and two months jail for ecstasy smuggling.
The court gave during this session or to "having taken note" of the recent events in Turkey, their consequences and the resulting concerns.
caution
Dutch courts have become very careful with requests from Turkey. Some decide not at all about Turkish extradition requests. They leave it to Van der Steur to decide whether a person can be extradited.
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