Salah Abdeslam's extradition to France approved by Belgium
Source: Agence France-Presse
Belgian judicial authorities have approved the extradition to France of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, prosecutors said, adding that a date for the transfer had not been set.
“As Salah Abdeslam had declared to agree to be transferred to France, a federal magistrate took his formal declaration today … The transfer is possible,” the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
“Belgian and French authorities will now consider jointly on how to proceed further in the execution of the transfer,” the statement added.
The sole surviving suspect in the 13 November Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed, Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels on 18 March after four months on the run. The arrest was considered a rare success in Belgium’s anti-terror fight, although he was found just metres from his family home.
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Thursday 31 March 2016 17.30 BST
