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Christopher Tappin condemns treatment as US extradition under way
Source: BBC
24 February 2012 Last updated at 12:05 GMT
Christopher Tappin condemns treatment as US extradition under way
A Briton being extradited to the US for allegedly selling batteries for Iranian missiles described his treatment as "a disgrace" as he arrived at Heathrow.
Retired businessman Christopher Tappin had said he was leaving the UK feeling he had fewer rights than a terrorist.
Mr Tappin, 65, from London, is being flown from Heathrow Airport to El Paso, Texas, escorted by US marshals.
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Mr Tappin, of Orpington, south-east London, has fought against extradition through the British courts after being charged in the US with conspiring to export batteries which could be used in Hawk air defence missiles.
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Christopher Tappin condemns treatment as US extradition under way
A Briton being extradited to the US for allegedly selling batteries for Iranian missiles described his treatment as "a disgrace" as he arrived at Heathrow.
Retired businessman Christopher Tappin had said he was leaving the UK feeling he had fewer rights than a terrorist.
Mr Tappin, 65, from London, is being flown from Heathrow Airport to El Paso, Texas, escorted by US marshals.
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Mr Tappin, of Orpington, south-east London, has fought against extradition through the British courts after being charged in the US with conspiring to export batteries which could be used in Hawk air defence missiles.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17146487
