Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06THEHAGUE2641
2006-12-20 06:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
DUTCH COURT OK'S TERROR SUSPECT'S EXTRADITION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002641
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI AND EUR/UBI
JUSTICE FOR OIA/JFRIEDMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2016
TAGS: PTER PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM NL
SUBJECT: DUTCH COURT OK'S TERROR SUSPECT'S EXTRADITION
REF: THE HAGUE 2225
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Chat Blakeman for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d
)
C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002641
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI AND EUR/UBI
JUSTICE FOR OIA/JFRIEDMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2016
TAGS: PTER PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM NL
SUBJECT: DUTCH COURT OK'S TERROR SUSPECT'S EXTRADITION
REF: THE HAGUE 2225
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Chat Blakeman for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d
)
1. (C) Summary. A District Court in The Hague cleared the
way for the extradition of terror suspect Wesam Al Delaema
when it rejected his final appeal today. Al Delaema, a Dutch
citizen of Iraqi extraction, is the first person to be
charged in the United States for terrorism in Iraq. The FBI
hopes to transport him to the United States in early January.
End Summary.
2. (C) Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin approved Al Delaema's
extradition on October 11, but the case has been under appeal
since. Al Delaema is charged with conspiracy to kill U.S.
citizens and bomb U.S. property in connection with attacks on
U.S. military personnel in Iraq in 2003. His lawyer appealed
Hirsch Ballin's decision, claiming that his client would not
receive a fair trial in the United States. In its December
19 ruling, the District Court dismissed that claim and echoed
the strong defense of the U.S. legal system that Hirsch
Ballin had made in approving the extradition.
3. (C) Recent parliamentary debate on U.S. detainee policies
and the Al Delaema case in particular have heightened
political sensitivities around this case. We are working
with the Dutch to make sure they are comfortable with our
plans to transport him to the United States on an FBI
aircraft rather than a commercial flight.
4. (C) Comment. The Dutch Justice Ministry has steadfastly
backed our extradition request. Despite the intense
parliamentary debate, Hirsch Ballin and several judges
strongly defended the U.S. judicial system and the decision
to hand Al Delaema over to U.S. courts. The result is a
victory for justice. End Comment.
BLAKEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR L/LEI AND EUR/UBI
JUSTICE FOR OIA/JFRIEDMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/19/2016
TAGS: PTER PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM NL
SUBJECT: DUTCH COURT OK'S TERROR SUSPECT'S EXTRADITION
REF: THE HAGUE 2225
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Chat Blakeman for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d
)
1. (C) Summary. A District Court in The Hague cleared the
way for the extradition of terror suspect Wesam Al Delaema
when it rejected his final appeal today. Al Delaema, a Dutch
citizen of Iraqi extraction, is the first person to be
charged in the United States for terrorism in Iraq. The FBI
hopes to transport him to the United States in early January.
End Summary.
2. (C) Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin approved Al Delaema's
extradition on October 11, but the case has been under appeal
since. Al Delaema is charged with conspiracy to kill U.S.
citizens and bomb U.S. property in connection with attacks on
U.S. military personnel in Iraq in 2003. His lawyer appealed
Hirsch Ballin's decision, claiming that his client would not
receive a fair trial in the United States. In its December
19 ruling, the District Court dismissed that claim and echoed
the strong defense of the U.S. legal system that Hirsch
Ballin had made in approving the extradition.
3. (C) Recent parliamentary debate on U.S. detainee policies
and the Al Delaema case in particular have heightened
political sensitivities around this case. We are working
with the Dutch to make sure they are comfortable with our
plans to transport him to the United States on an FBI
aircraft rather than a commercial flight.
4. (C) Comment. The Dutch Justice Ministry has steadfastly
backed our extradition request. Despite the intense
parliamentary debate, Hirsch Ballin and several judges
strongly defended the U.S. judicial system and the decision
to hand Al Delaema over to U.S. courts. The result is a
victory for justice. End Comment.
BLAKEMAN