New Zealand Minister Declines to Overturn Extradition of Resident to China

New Zealand Minister Declines to Overturn Extradition of Resident to China
Minister Kris Faafoi speaks to media during question time at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 6, 2020. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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New Zealand’s retiring Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi has rejected a bid to overturn the extradition of a permanent resident to China for alleged murder charges.

Faafoi said the New Zealand Supreme Court’s decision to surrender Kyung Yup Kim to China “remains appropriate” despite his health conditions.