HAMBURG - Germany has agreed to extradite a suspected CIA informer to Switzerland to stand trial for his alleged role in smuggling nuclear technology to Libya, according to a report on Friday. The report in Der Spiegel news magazine quoted federal officials in Berlin as saying Urs Tinner would be extradited "within days" to Switzerland.
Tinner allegedly oversaw production in Malaysia and Turkey of components for a centrifuge destined for the Libyan nuclear programme. | He was the on-site quality control expert for B.S.A. Tahir's operation, subcontractors to the Khan network. |
He was arrested in Germany last October on a Swiss warrant after reportedly having tipped off the CIA to his work in a deal for clemency. |