23 May 2023 at 12:48 Arfan Bhatti imprisoned for another week by a Pakistani court Arfan Bhatti has been imprisoned until 30 May after a court hearing in Pakistan. Aftenposten reported this first. news has received the same information. Both the release on bail and the extradition case will be discussed further in the next court session. The local judge does not have the right to extend the detention for more than 14 days. Until now, Bhatti’s custody has been extended by a week since mid-April. – We believe that there is no reason to keep Bhatti in prison for such a long time, and therefore ask for his release on bail. But the judge has decided that he will consider both bail and extradition at the same time, defense lawyer Zia ur Rehman tells news. A brief court hearing was held on Tuesday, where Bhatti did not appear physically. Bhatti petitioned to be released on bail, but the court decided to keep him in prison. The prosecution argued that witnesses must be brought to court to shed light on the case. After Arfan Bhatti was arrested by the police in Pakistan, most likely on 26 September last year, Norwegian police have been interested in having him extradited to Norway. The well-known Islamist is together with two other men charged with complicity in the terrorist attack in Oslo on 25 June last year. Two men were killed and 23 others injured when Zaniar Matapour (43) shot at people outside the pubs London pub and Per on the corner.
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