Leader of European liberals opposes Williamson extradition
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Watson: Extradition of Williamson makes no sense
The chairman of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament, Graham Watson, is opposed to extradition of the British Holocaust denier Williamson.to Germany. Such an extradition was not appropriate and not desirable, Watson said to the Catholic News Agency (KNA) in Strasbourg. Legally, the extradition of the traditional bishop is possible, however, if Germany seeks it. Britain voted for the introduction of the European arrest warrant waived the possibility of applying it only in those cases in which a crime in both countries is punishable by law. Watson indicated that Britain in the wake of the implementation of EU law may soon Holocaust denial is punishable.
Watson: Extradition of Williamson makes no sense
The chairman of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament, Graham Watson, is opposed to extradition of the British Holocaust denier Williamson.to Germany. Such an extradition was not appropriate and not desirable, Watson said to the Catholic News Agency (KNA) in Strasbourg. Legally, the extradition of the traditional bishop is possible, however, if Germany seeks it. Britain voted for the introduction of the European arrest warrant waived the possibility of applying it only in those cases in which a crime in both countries is punishable by law. Watson indicated that Britain in the wake of the implementation of EU law may soon Holocaust denial is punishable.
Elmar Brok MEP from the German Christian Democrats is for an examination of the possibility of a European arrest warrant being issued by the German courts.
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