arizona state prosecutor refused extradition The arrest of a murder suspect over New York City’s lax criminal prosecution policy has outraged officials.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said she is refusing to extradite Raad al-Mansoori, 26, who is accused of bludgeoning a woman to death in a Manhattan hotel.
“I am aware that there has been discussion that the state of New York wants to extradite this person,” Mitchell said at a news conference Wednesday. “This is not directed at the NYPD at all. We know they have done a hard job and have done a good job. But we do not agree to extradition.”
Mitchell went on to specifically criticize the policies of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“I have instructed my extradition attorney not to agree to this,” she continued. “We’re going to keep him here. These are mandatory prison sentences. We’re going to keep him here because we’ve watched the treatment of violent criminals in the New York area by Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan DA’s office. I think it’s safer to leave it alone.”
Al Mansoori is accused He carjacked a woman, stabbed a woman, and kidnapped and injured a McDonald’s employee. He is being held without bail in Arizona.
“It’s a slap in the face.”
Bragg spokeswoman Emily Tuttle said Arizona’s crime statistics are worse than New York City’s.
“It is deeply concerning that Prosecutor Mitchell is playing politics with his murder investigation. In Manhattan, we take the safety of New Yorkers seriously, and since Attorney General Bragg took office, we have taken the safety of New Yorkers seriously. That’s why homicides are down 24% and shootings are down 38%,” the statement said.
“New York City’s homicide rate is less than half that of Phoenix, Arizona, and that’s thanks to the hard work of the NYPD and all of our law enforcement partners,” she added. “Our refusal to demand justice and full accountability for the deaths of New Yorkers is a slap in the face to them and to the victims in our cases.”
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