Basque man extradition bid is foiled; COURTS.A JUDGE yesterday threw out attempts to have a Basque man extradited to face terrorism charges in Spain. Arturo Villanueva Arteaga, 33, is wanted over claims he belonged to a youth group allegedly linked to ETA. But Belfast Recorder Judge Tom Burgess For the baseball player, see . Thomas Burgess was a first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Essex in Harrogate in 1895. A right handed batsman he failed to score a run in the match and did not bowl his right arm fast medium as Essex ruled a European arrest warrant issued against him was invalid. Although the warrant claimed he carried out violent and coercive actions from 1994 to 2000, Judge Burgess held there was no reference to dates, locations or targets. He said: "It is the question of particularity par·tic·u·lar·i·ty n. pl. par·tic·u·lar·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being particular rather than general. 2. as to his membership of that group which is missing." His lawyer Niall Murphy said: "The material upon which the Spanish proposed to rely was of no value evidentially. He was prosecuted for his political beliefs." Judge Burgess is also considering a separate request from Spain to extradite ex·tra·dite v. ex·tra·dit·ed, ex·tra·dit·ing, ex·tra·dites v.tr. 1. To give up or deliver (a fugitive, for example) to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority. 2. convicted Basque terrorist Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos. CAPTION(S): VICTORY Arturo Arteaga |
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