US judge forced to allow extradition of ex-Marine to Spain fears he’ll be killedBy Mark Moore
May 10, 2022
A California federal judge appealed this week for a higher court to overturn her order allowing the extradition of a former US Marine to Spain, citing fears he will be abducted and murdered by North Korea for taking part in a raid on Pyongyang’s Madrid embassy three years ago.
US Magistrate Judge Jean Rosenbluth wrote in her order that Christopher Ahn could face death if sent back to Europe to face trial for taking part in the daring February 2019 operation.
“In part because of his participation in the embassy incident, North Korea wants to kill Ahn. I must decide whether to certify his extradition to Spain, where North Korea can much more easily murder him,” she said in the order issued Monday in US District Court in the Central District of California.
“Although I conclude that the law requires me to certify, I do not think it’s the right result, and I hope that a higher court will either tell me I’m wrong or itself block the extradition,” Rosenbluth added.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/us-judge-forced-to-allow-extradition-of-ex-marine-christopher-ahn-to-spain-fears-hell-be-killed/
