OSLO: A Norwegian court has blocked the extradition of the founder of a human rights group helping migrants to Greece where he was wanted over human smuggling charges, his lawyer said Saturday.
Tommy Olsen, founder of the Aegean Boat Report, which helps migrants in distress in the Aegean Sea, was arrested on March 16 by Norwegian police following a European arrest warrant issued by Greece.
On the same day, a district court found that he could be extradited to Greece, but the ruling was challenged. Olsen was released on March 20, pending the appeal.
The Norwegian Court of Appeal then overturned the district court’s decision.
Olsen’s lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes, noted that the court had found that “the acts described in the Greek indictment are not punishable under Norwegian law.”
