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Haitian gang leader to be extradited

Published:Friday | December 4, 2009 | 9:32 AM

A court in Santo Domingo has ruled that an alleged Haitian gang leader who is jailed in the Dominican Republic can be extradited to France to face charges of murdering a French official.



Amaral Duclona is accused of killing Honorary Consul, Paul Henri Mourral in neighbouring Haiti.



On Tuesday French lawyers successfully petitioned the Dominican Republic\'s Supreme Court to extradite Duclona, who is 31 years old.