No simplified extradition for Paris murder suspect
Published: Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024, 20:40
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Switzerland cannot extradite the main suspect in the murder of a young woman in Paris to France for the time being. The Moroccan is resisting the simplified extradition procedure. He is suspected of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in September and burying her in a forest.
The extradition of the 22-year-old cannot take place in a simplified procedure, the Federal Office of Justice confirmed on Wednesday in a report by the French-speaking Swiss television station RTS to the French news agency AFP.
The body of the victim, a student, was found buried in the Bois de Boulogne in the east of the French capital on September 21. The Geneva police arrested the suspected perpetrator three days later at the main train station.
As reported by RTS, the suspect rejected the simplified extradition procedure at the Geneva public prosecutor's office on Wednesday. The French authorities had submitted the extradition request last Wednesday.
The ball is now in the court of the Federal Office of Justice, which will decide on the extradition. An appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Supreme Court. The man will remain in custody until the final decision is made. Ordinary extradition proceedings can take over a year with appeals and depending on the complexity.
Relevant criminal record
The offense caused a broad and emotional debate in France. The 22-year-old was convicted of rape in 2021 and released in 2024 after serving his sentence, but was transferred to administrative detention in Metz (F) for later deportation.
The authorities then placed him under house arrest in a hotel. He never turned up there and also evaded his duty to report to the police. That's why he was put on the wanted list the day before the murder on September 19.
The fact that he should actually have been deported caused great outrage among France's right-wingers. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called for further development of the legal arsenal.
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