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Rights groups seek Siddiqui extradition

Source: Press TV

Karāchi : Pakistan | about 1 year ago

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On Wednesday, a US judge declared the US-educated Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was extradited to the United States in August, was unfit for trial due to mental incompetence. Judge Richard Berman told the Federal court in New York that Siddiqui is "not currently competent to proceed."

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