Cyprus arrests Turkish Kurd terror suspect wanted by Germany
Posted March 23, 2019 7:00 am
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' government spokesman says authorities have arrested a Turkish Kurd against whom Germany has launched criminal proceedings for "terrorist activities."
Prodromos Prodromou said in a written statement Saturday that the individual had been recognized by Cyprus as a political refugee and had been granted Cypriot travel documents. He said the person was detained on the strength of a European arrest warrant.
Prodromou said a court on Saturday ordered the suspect detained.
He said the suspect, whose identity was not released, will remain in custody until a court rules whether to extradite him to Germany within 60 days of his arrest.
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