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NZ Herald
May 19 2006; 09:00
Extradition appeal allowed over priests
New Zealand authorities have
Australian court clearance to appeal a decision last month that overturned an
extradition order against two Catholic clergymen facing historical sex abuse
charges.
Justice Rodney Madgwick
had overturned the extradition order granted last year because he said
Brother Rodger Moloney, 71, and Father Raymond Garchow, 58, would not get a
fair trial.
Justice Richard
Edmonds, sitting in the Federal Court in Sydney
this week, allowed New
Zealand authorities the right to an
expeditious appeal against the decision. A date has yet to be set.
The charges relate to
allegations at the former Marylands school
in Christchurch
dating from the 1960s.
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