The Netherlands may not extradite a leading light in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) back to Turkey, judges in Roermond said on Friday.

Hasan Adir was arrested near Venlo on January 19 after a car he was in strayed over the border from Germany, where he lives.
Adir, who features on international wanted lists, had fled from Turkey to Germany because of fears for his and his family’s safety.
Torture
Turkey asked for his extradition shortly after the arrest.
The Dutch court refused to back the deportation, saying Adir risked being tried a second time for the same offence. The court also said Adir had been tortured in Turkey.
Judges ordered Adir to be returned to Germany where his presence accepted but not officially recognised. The German courts also say there is a real risk he would be tortured if sent back to Turkey.