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SCONRES 64 101th Congress Senate International Affairs Extradition Extradition agreements Israel Kidnapping Murder

A concurrent resolution calling for the extradition from Israel to the United States of Sheik Abdul Obeid in order that he may be brought to justice for the kidnapping and murder of Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins.

Introduced: August 4, 1989 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Calls upon the President to: (1) seek the immediate extradition of Abdul Obeid from Israel to the United States, pursuant to the 1962 extradition convention between the United States and Israel; and (2) ensure that, upon entry into the United States, Obeid is arrested on charges regarding the kidnapping and murder of Lieutenant Colonel Higgins and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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