Czech court permits extradition of suspected terrorist aides to United States

The Prague City Court on Wednesday granted to the United States extradition of three suspected terrorist aides.

According to the United States, the suspected terrorist aides wanted to sell weapons and cocaine to U.S. agents who passed themselves off as members of the Colombian FARC terrorist organization.

The three suspects are Ali Fayad, Faouzi Jaber and Khaled Marabi, but their extradition still requires consent from Czech Justice Minister Robert Pelikan. If found guilty, they will face up to life imprisonment in the United States.

Lubos Vrba, head of the panel of judges, said the court had uncovered no facts that would prevent the prosecuted persons' extradition and found the applicant country had submitted the necessary evidence.

Vrba said the United States had also given sufficient guarantees for creating standard prison conditions for the extradited persons. The court made it's decision based on the Czech-U.S. agreement on extradition of suspects.

The three suspects pleaded innocent and lodged a complaint against the court decision. It will be handled by the supreme court in Prague.

The United States has accused them of conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organisation. Endit