1. After the assassination, Sharon issued an ultimatum to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, telling him he must either extradite the men responsible or face stiff reprisals. 2. But the judge had not decided whether the elderly man should be extradited to the U.N. tribunal that has convicted him. 3. He said the charges will be used to extradite the men to Brooklyn, where second-degree murder charges will be sought against them. 4. Neither man has been extradited to the United States. 5. The tribunal is waiting for the Belgian legislature to pass a law making it possible to extradite the men. 6. The two men were extradited to the Hague from Belgrade last weekend. 7. The U.S. Justice Department has sought to extradite the man to Tanzania, where the war crimes tribunal is holding court. 8. Those purported violations include failure to extradite wanted men to Israel and involvement of Palestinian police weaponry in terrorist acts. 9. With the help of Pakistani officials, both men were extradited to the United States for trial. 10. A Basque man was extradited from Mexico to Spain on Friday to face accusations of attempted murder and membership in a violent organization. |