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GILL v. IMUNDI

No. 88 Civ. 1530 (RWS).

747 F.Supp. 1028 (1990)

Ranjit Singh GILL and Sukhminder Singh Sandhu, Petitioners, v. Romolo J. IMUNDI, United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, Respondent.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler, Ronald L. Kuby, Somerstein & Pike (Mary Boresz Pike, of counsel), New York City, for petitioners.

Gloria S. Neuwirth (Paul Hoffman, Alice Miller, Nigel Rodley, Ralph Steinhardt, of counsel), New York City, for amicus curiae Amnesty Intern. U.S.A.

Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y. (Ping C. Moy, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel), New York City, for respondent.

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Ranjit Singh Gill ("Gill") and Sukhminder Singh Sandhu ("Sandhu") petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. By issuance of such writ, they seek to prevent their extradition to India to stand trial on murder charges (and, in the case of Sandhu, other crimes) characterized by the government of India as terrorist acts. For the reasons set forth below, the writ will issue. Release of the petitioners...

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