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B.C. judge orders alleged eco-terrorist deported to U.S.Last Updated Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:26:05 EDT
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge on Thursday ordered the extradition to the U.S. of one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, a man wanted in connection with the firebombing of logging trucks in Oregon.
The lawyer for Tre Arrow, born Michael Scarpitti, said he would appeal the order. And that process could take months.
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler must also approve the extradition before the decision is final.
The FBI claims Arrow is linked to the allegedly eco-terrorist Earth Liberation Front. The group has claimed responsibility for numerous acts of vandalism and destruction in the name of ecology.
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U.S. authorities accuse Arrow of participating in the firebombing of logging and cement trucks at Mount Hood, Ore., in 2001. The charges carry penalties totalling 80 years in jail.
Canadian law required prosecutors to prove there was enough evidence to convict Arrow of the same charges in Canada. Judge Kristi Gill ruled there was.
Three co-conspirators, who pleaded guilty to the bombings, told U.S. investigators that Arrow was part of their group that caused $250,000 in damage to vehicles belonging to Ross Island Gravel Company and a Mount Hood logging company.
Canadian government prosecutors also presented claims the group intended to firebomb an office of the U.S. Forestry Service but couldn't penetrate its security. As is usual in such cases, Canadian government lawyers represent the country requesting extradition, in this case the U.S.
Arrow, 30, was arrested in Canada for shoplifting and was found to be in the country illegally. He then applied for refugee status, a process that was put on hold by the extradition proceedings.
He claimed last week in court that he was innocent of the firebombing charges and that he was the target of a government conspiracy.
"Just as many other activists have experienced, I am being targeted by the U.S. government and the FBI, not because I am guilty, but because I have chosen to challenge the status quo," he said. [/align][/align]
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