French terror suspect to appear before Dutch judge

A French terror suspect arrested in a major weekend police operation in Rotterdam was to appear before a Dutch judge later Tuesday, Dutch prosecutors said, reports AFP.
The man, 32, identified only as Anis B., was arrested on Sunday suspected of receiving orders from the Islamic State group to attack targets in France along with Reda Kriket, a Frenchman who was detained near Paris last week.
France had sought Anis B.'s arrest and extradition after police there said they had thwarted an attack by 34-year-old Kriket, who was caught on Thursday.
Police discovered several assault rifles and explosives at Kriket's apartment in a Paris suburb.
"He (Anis B.) will make a first appearance before a judge today (Tuesday)," a spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutor's office, Franklin Wattimena, told AFP.
"At this hearing he can indicate whether he'd like to be extradited to France and should he wish to do so, it will happen within the next 10 days," said Wattimena.
"Otherwise, he will go through the normal process and appear before an Amsterdam judge within 60 days. This date had not been set," he said.
Heavily-armed police raided a home in the west of Rotterdam late Sunday following the French investigation.
Three other men were also detained in the operation, including two suspects of Algerian origin aged 43 and 47. No immediate details were available about the third man.
They are also being held on suspicion of involvement in terror attacks, Dutch media reported.
Police found ammunition, SIM cards, hard drives, cash and drugs in the raids, during which several houses in the area were evacuated.
The Netherlands was already on heightened alert after the airport and metro attacks in Brussels a week ago, with security stepped up at airports and train stations and border controls tightened.
Dutch Justice Minister Ard van der Steur on Tuesday told parliament he expected Anis B. "to be extradited to France soon."
Bahrain court jails 10 over police attack
Bahrain on Tuesday sentenced four people to life in prison and six others for up to 15 years for attacking police during a protest in a Shiite village, the prosecution said.
The 10 defendants were found guilty of being behind "terrorist plots", detonating explosives and resisting police, the kingdom's public prosecution said in a statement.
"Four were sentenced to life in prison, while the remaining defendants were jailed between three to 15 years," it said.
The defendants were charged of detonating a roadside bomb when a police patrol passed in the village of Akr, south of Manama, in April 2014.
Three police vehicles were damaged in the attack, the prosecution statement said.
Bahrain has been shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long Shiite-led uprising demanding reforms which erupted on February 14, 2011.
Tiny but strategic, the kingdom is connected to regional Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia by a causeway, lies across the Gulf from Shiite Iran and is home to the US Fifth Fleet.

 

 

French terror suspect to appear before Dutch judge

A French terror suspect arrested in a major weekend police operation in Rotterdam was to appear before a Dutch judge later Tuesday, Dutch prosecutors said, reports AFP. The man, 32, identified only as Anis B., was arrested on Sunday suspected of receiving orders from the Islamic State group to attack targets in France along with Reda Kriket, a Frenchman who was detained near Paris last week. France had sought Anis B.s arrest and extradition after police there said they had thwarted an attack by 34-year-old Kriket, who was caught on Thursday. Police discovered several assault rifles and explosives at Krikets apartment in a Paris suburb. He (Anis B.) will make a first appearance before a judge today (Tuesday), a spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutors office, Franklin Wattimena, told AFP. At this hearing he can indicate whether hed like to be extradited to France and should he wish to do so, it will happen within the next 10 days, said Wattimena. Otherwise, he will go through the normal process and appear before an Amsterdam judge within 60 days. This date had not been set, he said. Heavily-armed police raided a home in the west of Rotterdam late Sunday following the French investigation. Three other men were also detained in the operation, including two suspects of Algerian origin aged 43 and 47. No immediate details were available about the third man. They are also being held on suspicion of involvement in terror attacks, Dutch media reported. Police found ammunition, SIM cards, hard drives, cash and drugs in the raids, during which several houses in the area were evacuated. The Netherlands was already on heightened alert after the airport and metro attacks in Brussels a week ago, with security stepped up at airports and train stations and border controls tightened. Dutch Justice Minister Ard van der Steur on Tuesday told parliament he expected Anis B. to be extradited to France soon. Bahrain court jails 10 over police attack Bahrain on Tuesday sentenced four people to life in prison and six others for up to 15 years for attacking police during a protest in a Shiite village, the prosecution said. The 10 defendants were found guilty of being behind terrorist plots, detonating explosives and resisting police, the kingdoms public prosecution said in a statement. Four were sentenced to life in prison, while the remaining defendants were jailed between three to 15 years, it said. The defendants were charged of detonating a roadside bomb when a police patrol passed in the village of Akr, south of Manama, in April 2014. Three police vehicles were damaged in the attack, the prosecution statement said. Bahrain has been shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long Shiite-led uprising demanding reforms which erupted on February 14, 2011. Tiny but strategic, the kingdom is connected to regional Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia by a causeway, lies across the Gulf from Shiite Iran and is home to the US Fifth Fleet.