Fiji: Information regarding attempted extradition of Kahan from England by Fiji on arms smuggling harges
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | FJI6734 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Fiji: Information regarding attempted extradition of Kahan from England by Fiji on arms smuggling harges, 1 August 1990, FJI6734, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abbd78.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to the attached report from Melbourne Overseas Service, Mohammed Kahan was freed by a court in London as "the court found that the motive of the accused ... in trying to send the arms to Fiji was political. This was all that was required under British law for Kahan ... to avoid extradition."
ATTACHMENTS:
"London Court Frees Man in Arms Smuggling Case", Melbourne Overseas Service, 21 March 1989 in FBIS-EAS-89-055, 23 March 1989, p. 88.
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