A Swiss man arrested in Germany on suspicion of smuggling nuclear equipment to Libya has been extradited to Switzerland, the Swiss justice ministry said Monday. Urs Tinner, 40, who was detained in October 2004, is suspected of helping Libya to build nuclear centrifuges for the enrichment of uranium in order to produce atomic weapons. Swiss officials said he was extradited on Friday. The Swiss federal prosecutor said he and other members of his family formed part of a network linked to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb.
| It's been awhile, but I believe he was the on-site QC guy at the Malaysian centrifuge factory. |