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Norwegian court rejects US request to extradite JCC hoax bomber due to mental state

A Norwegian district court has denied a United States request to extradite Michael Kadar, who previously served seven years in Israeli prison for a series of bomb threats against Jewish community centers worldwide. The court found that Kadar's autism and severe mental health issues, including paranoid schizophrenia, would make extradition a violation of his human rights and noted that he had already been sentenced for these crimes in Israel, raising concerns about double jeopardy. The ruling also cited the absence of assurances from United States authorities regarding adequate mental health care for Kadar. Norwegian authorities will continue to hold Kadar in a treatment facility while awaiting a possible appeal from the United States, and his legal team plans to seek a retrial in Israel based on new psychiatric evidence.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/norwegian-court-rejects-us-request-to-extradite-jcc-hoax-bomber-due-to-mental-state/
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