BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s highest court on Tuesday rejected a request to extradite a Turkish citizen accused by Ankara of terrorism, saying the man would not be guaranteed a fair trial.The unanimous decision by the Federal Supreme Court means Ali Sipahi can remain in the Latin American country where he has lived for the past 12 years.Sipahi faced charges in Turkey of belonging to a terrorist organization involved in the failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2016.The dual Turkish and Brazilian citizen had initially been held in jail, but was freed in May as he awaited the court’s …read more
Source: theSun
