UK court considers Mugabe extradition bid

A British court today began considering whether Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe should be arrested and extradited on torture charges.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2004 - 12:43

A British court today began considering whether Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe should be arrested and extradited on torture charges.

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who has twice tried to carry out a citizen’s arrest on Mugabe in Europe, lodged the application at London’s Bow Street Magistrates’ Court.

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