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LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese court Thursday denied a U.S. request to extradite the fugitive murderer and alleged hijacker who was apprehended in September in a village outside Lisbon where he had lived since the 1990s, his lawyer said.
The United States had sought to have George Wright, 68, returned to finish the 15- to 30-year murder sentence he was serving when he escaped from prison in 1970 and to face charges for a hijacking two years later.
Wright’s attorney, Manuel Luis Ferreira, said the ruling supported his argument that Wright should not be extradited because he is now a Portuguese national.
