Danish prosecutors approve the extradition of a man

Denmark’s top prosecuting authority said Friday that it has approved the extradition to India of a Danish national accused of involvement in an arms smuggling case 28 years ago, but that a court of law must make the final decision.
Niels Holck has admitted taking part in dropping assault rifles, rocket launchers and missiles from a cargo plane in eastern India in 1995. Indian police said they were meant for an Indian revolutionary group.
While a Briton and a five Latvians were arrested by Indian authorities, Holck – previously known as Niels Christian Nielsen – escaped.
Prosecutor Henriette Rosenborg Larsen said that Denmark has looked into a 2016 Indian extradition request and that “it is our assessment that the requirements in the extradition act have been met.”
She added, it is now up to a district court to decide whether he should be extradited, and any such ruling can be appealed to a higher court.