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| Libyan ex-premier's extradition to Tripoli illegal: Tunisian president |
| 2012-06-26 |
| [Iran Press TV] Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has slammed the extradition of former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi from Tunisia to Libya as "illegal". Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali had taken the decision to extradite al-Mahmoudi without consulting the president, a statement from Marzouki's office read on Sunday, according to the AFP. "The presidency of the Republic expresses its rejection of the decision of the head of government to extradite M. Mahmoudi and considers this decision ... illegal, all the more so because it has been done unilaterally and without consulting the President of the Republic," the statement further read. "The extradition decision, signed by the head of the Tunisian government, constitutes a clear violation of our country's international commitments and those towards the UN." The Tunisian president had earlier vowed to hand over the Libyan official only if the Libyan interim government guaranteed a fair trial. However, later in May, he opposed the move. Mahmoudi arrived in Libya early Sunday and was in prison under the supervision of Libya's Ministry of Justice and the judiciary police. |
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