Bulgaria extradites American wanted for arson and sabotage to Czech Republic

The District Court in Haskovo has approved the extradition of U.S. citizen Nathan Daniel Limesand to the Czech Republic under a European Arrest Warrant. He is accused by Czech authorities of terrorism in connection with setting fire to a weapons factory in the city of Pardubice.

The court panel stated that the legal conditions for handing over the detainee to Czech authorities are met.

On April 8, the 26-year-old American signed a declaration consenting to voluntary extradition. According to procedure, the court granted him a three-day period for consideration before the case was reviewed. At the hearing on April 15, Limesand confirmed his consent to be extradited and justified his actions with pacifist and pro-Palestinian motives, reported the Bulgarian News Agency.

He had been placed in custody following a pre-trial detention measure. Limesand was arrested on April 3 at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing while attempting to leave Bulgaria for Turkey.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov