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Serge Atlaoui was accused of being a "chemist" by authorities and arrested successful 2005 astatine a mill successful Jakarta
A French nationalist held connected decease enactment successful Indonesia since 2007 for cause offences is returning to France connected Tuesday arsenic portion of an statement made betwixt some countries.
Serge Atlaoui, 61, was accused of being a "chemist" by Indonesian authorities and arrested successful 2005 astatine a mill successful Jakarta, wherever dozens of kilos (pounds) of drugs were found.
An statement was made betwixt Indonesia and France connected 24 January to extradite the father-of-four connected "humanitarian grounds" due to the fact that helium has crab and has been receiving play attraction astatine a hospital.
"It's a miracle," his woman Sabine Atlaoui told France's RTL radio. "He survived 19 years of incarceration. He survived an execution."
The 61-year-old was handed implicit to French constabulary astatine Soekarno-Hatta International Airport successful Jakarta and took disconnected connected a commercialized formation to Paris astatine 19:35 section clip (12:35 GMT), an authoritative told the AFP quality agency.
When helium lands connected Wednesday morning, Atlaoui volition beryllium presented to prosecutors "and astir apt detained portion awaiting a decision", his lawyer Richard Sedillot told AFP.
Atlaoui told his household helium does not privation to conscionable them astatine the airport, his woman said.
"He wants to spot his household again erstwhile helium is free," she told RTL. "Unfortunately, we bash not cognize however agelong it volition take."
In France, the maximum punishment for a akin transgression is 30 years, Indonesia quality rights curate Yusril Ihza Mahendra told Reuters.
It volition beryllium up to Paris to assistance "clemency, amnesty oregon a reduced sentence", helium said.
Mr Sedillot told AFP helium was "delighted" with the extradition and "will present enactment to guarantee that the condemnation is adapted to conditions which volition let his release."
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Atlaoui, a begetter of 4 from north-eastern France, has ever denied being a cause trafficker
Atlaoui, a welder from Metz successful north-eastern France, has ever denied being a cause trafficker.
He claimed to beryllium installing machinery successful an acrylic factory, but told AFP successful 2015 helium "thought determination was thing suspicious".
Originally sentenced to beingness successful prison, the verdict was changed to decease connected entreaty by the Indonesian ultimate court.
His execution was scheduled for 2015, but paused acknowledgment to unit from the French government.
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