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French high court validates extradition of Rexhino Abazaj

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~~Extradition proceedings~~ French high court validates extradition of Rexhino Abazaj

The legal battle over the extradition of Rexhino Abazaj, an Albanian anti-fascist activist known as ‘Gino’, has ~~moved to the French Court of Cassation.~~ reached a conclusion in France. The ~~high court is set to review his appeal against~~ French Cour de cassation has upheld the ~~Paris Court of Appeal’s August 2026~~ decision to extradite ~~him~~ Abazaj to ~~Germany.~~ Germany, confirming a previous ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal. Abazaj is accused of participating in violent clashes against neo-Nazis during a parade in Budapest in February 2023. While France previously denied a request from Hungary to extradite Abazaj due to concerns regarding fundamental rights and the risk of inhumane treatment, Germany issued a European ~~warrant~~ Arrest Warrant because some alleged victims are German nationals. His lawyer, Youri Krassoulia, has denounced the extradition order as ‘scandalous’. The defense maintains that transferring Abazaj to Germany could serve as a gateway for a subsequent extradition request from Hungary. To support this concern, lawyers cited the precedent of Maja T., a German activist who was extradited to Hungary before the German Federal Constitutional Court later ruled the transfer illegal. Abazaj, who was raised in Italy, faces up to 10 years in prison in Germany and has characterized the proceedings as ‘political persecution’ intended to suppress anti-fascist movements in Europe.

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