Iraqi man will be extradited to Australia on people smuggling charges
(24 Dec 2002) 1. Exterior of Bangkok Criminal Court building 2. Bangkok prison bus 3. Cutaway of soldiers 4. Prisoners leaving bus, to Ali Hussain Abdolamir Al Jenabi leaving bus and gesturing to camera 5. Close of prisoners shackles 6. Cutaway to prison guard 7. Al Jenabi inside court building with guard 8. Various Al Jenabi walking with guards 9. Al Jenabi waiting inside court room 10. Close up Al Jenabi 11. Wide Al Jenabi waiting with guard 12. Various guards outside court room 13. Al Jenabi being led away by prison guards, pan to his shackles 14. Al Jenabi being led through the door STORYLINE: A Thai court agreed on Tuesday to extradite to Australia an Iraqi man suspected of people smuggling. Ali Hassan Abdolamir Al Jenabi will be extradited to Australia within three months or will be released in keeping with an extradition treaty between the two countries. "The Court has found no reason not to extradite the defendant on grounds that Thailand and Australia have an extradition treaty and this case is a common crime (that is) not politically motivated," an official said. At Australia's request, Thai authorities arrested Al Jenabi on 18 April 2002 at Bangkok International Airport as he allegedly attempted to enter Thailand using a fake passport. He was charged with using a false document and jailed for two months. Canberra alleges that Al Jenabi last year organized several boats to carry hundreds of asylum seekers, mostly Iraqis and Afghans, from Indonesia to Australia. The offences carry a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 220,000 Australian dollars (123,000 (US) dollars). Australia has taken a tough stance on illegal immigration that has been much criticised by rights groups, however it argues the policy is fair, claiming many asylum seekers pay huge sums to be smuggled in, effectively jumping ahead of poorer refugees. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
