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Cypriot Court Upholds Hizbullah Suspect's U.S. Extradition on Money Charges
[AnNahar] Cyprus' supreme court on Friday upheld an order to extradite a suspected  Hizbullah... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... member to the U.S. on money laundering charges, official media said. A five-judge bench unanimously dismissed an appeal against a decision by a lower court in September 2019 to extradite the man, identified only by his surname Diab, the Cyprus News Agency said. The suspect is wanted by authorities in Florida for alleged money laundering crimes. According to the extradition papers, the charges related to money laundering in excess of $100,000 (90,000 euros), conspiracy to money launder, the transfer of unlicensed money and illegal use of wireless communication. The court said the suspect conspired with individuals in 2014 to launder drug money. Diab was arrested at Larnaca airport in Cyprus when he arrived from Leb  ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...in March 2019. Police apprehended him when they found there was a U.S.-issued warrant for his arrest. The supreme court ruled he will remain in detention until his extradition can be arranged by the justice ministry. Related: Cyprus: 2020-05-19 Popular European party spots mull inventive ways to lure tourists back Cyprus: 2020-05-19 Turkey is now top 3 country at most risk of bankruptcy Cyprus: 2020-05-15 Turkey accuses 5 countries of forming 'alliance of evil' Related: Diab: 2020-05-18 Coronaplague Roundup Diab: 2020-05-01 Germany designates Hezbollah as terrorist group, conducts raids on suspects Diab: 2020-04-30 German government bans Hezbollah — Interior Ministry Related: Money laundering: 2020-05-19 India’s extradition request for Dawood aide Tiger Hanif refused by UK Money laundering: 2020-05-12 Israeli convicted of smuggling supplies to Hamas for tunneling, weapons-making Money laundering: 2020-05-02 US sanctions Iranian and Iraqi national over support of Iran's Quds Force Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-30 |
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