Dutch court asks US for more details in extradition case of Somali suspected of terror links
By APTuesday, March 9, 2010
Dutch seek more info in alleged Somali terror case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has asked U.S. authorities for more information about the case of a Somali man wanted in Minneapolis for allegedly aiding an Islamist terror group.
Mohamud Said Omar, 44, is fighting his extradition from the Netherlands to the United States for allegedly providing money to the Somali group al-Shabab that was used to buy guns.
His lawyer Bart Stapert welcomed the court decision Tuesday, saying it threw into doubt whether Omar will ever be extradited.
Rotterdam District Court issued a written ruling Monday asking America to provide more information on the country’s definition of a terror group, the maximum sentence Omar faces and whether the U.S. viewed al-Shabab as a terrorist organization before March 2008.
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
