US EditionAlleged people smuggler can’t be sent to Belgium ‘because of mosquitos in prison there’
- A court heard that Ziarmal Khan, 25, should not be extradited to Belgium due to poor jail conditions, including mosquitoes, flooding, and overcrowding claims.
- Louise Willcox, defending Khan, argued that prisons in Belgium have inhumane conditions that violate human rights standards.
- Lara Herbert, prosecuting, stated that there is no guarantee on the number of people in a cell, and while conditions are not ideal, they do not breach the threshold for extradition.
- A judgment regarding Khan's extradition is set for April 30.
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Afghan people smuggler 'should not be extradited to Belgium due to mosquitoes'
AN Afghan convicted of trafficking migrants should not be extradited to Belgium due to mosquitoes in some jails there, a court has heard. Ziarmal Khan, 25, was one of three men arrested in the UK last year after being tried in Antwerp in their absence. GettyAn Afghan convicted of trafficking migrants should not be extradited to Belgium due to mosquitoes in some jails there, a court has heard[/caption] He got three years for his role in moving mi…
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