Norway Officials have said on Friday that Pakistan has extradited to Norway an extremist suspected of masterminding the shootings at the Pride festival in Oslo.
According to the French news agency AFP, on the night of June 25, 2022, a man opened fire outside two bars in central Oslo, a well-known gay club, a few hours before the Pride parade (gay and transgender). was also included.
Two people were killed and nine others were injured in this shooting.
Zaniar Mutapour, a 44-year-old Iranian-born Norwegian citizen, is currently on trial and accused of being involved in ‘terrorism’.
Mutapur has pleaded not guilty, but psychiatrists are divided about his mental health and his legal responsibility in the case.
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Irfan Bhatti, 46, who lives in Norway, is suspected of planning the attack, but he left Norway and went to Pakistan before the shooting.
Although there is no extradition treaty between Norway and Pakistan, the Pakistani authorities accepted Oslo’s request.
Norway’s Minister of Justice Emily Anger Mahal told reporters on Friday that ‘Irfan Bhatti is currently on board the plane under the supervision of the Norwegian police.’
Norwegian police say Bhatti, who has denied any involvement in the incident and has opposed his extradition to Norway, will be detained upon arrival in Oslo.
They are suspected of having ‘aided and abetted a heinous act of terrorism.’ This crime carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
Police say Bhatti will be called to testify during the Mutapur trial.
Bhatti’s lawyer, John Christian Alden, expressed outrage that his client had been extradited to Norway before his case was decided in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
“This way of doing so calls into question respect for the law and international legal norms,” said John Christian Alden.
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2024-07-30 06:50:59
