Romania's Supreme Court has upheld a decision to release from custody a Turkish woman whom Turkey wants to extradite because of alleged links to Kurdish militants.
The court today upheld an earlier ruling by a court in the western city of Timisoara to release Nalan Oral, who has political refugee status in Belgium.
Oral is a Brussels-based activist with the Socialist Women's Union. Turkey's Ambassador to Romania, Osman Koray Ertas, said Oral is wanted on alleged links to "a left-wing terrorist group."
She was arrested at the Romanian border on July 8 because her name appeared on an Interpol list. It has since been removed.
Lawyer Bogdan Burdea told The Associated Press Tuesday's ruling was "a wise, correct decision.
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