Canada's justice minister mentioned on Tuesday he had ordered clothier Peter Nygard's extradition to the USA to face intercourse trafficking and racketeering fees, however solely after comparable fees in opposition to him in Canada are addressed.
U.S. authorities accuse Nygard, 80, of utilizing his companies to lure ladies and women in the USA, Canada and the Bahamas since 1995 to sexually gratify himself and his associates - accusations he denies.
Canadian police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in late 2020 on the U.S. authorities's request underneath the international locations' extradition treaty. He consented to U.S. extradition in October, round which period Toronto police laid their very own fees.
Nygard stays in jail after a decide denied him bail in January. David Lametti, Canada's justice minister, wrote on Twitter that he could be surrendered for extradition as soon as proceedings in opposition to him in a Toronto courtroom conclude.
"It is vital that our Canadian authorized course of is accomplished so that every one events, together with victims, have a possibility to see justice served," Lametti wrote. Nygard faces sexual assault and forcible confinement fees in Canada.
A lawyer for Nygard couldn't instantly be reached for remark.
Born in Finland, Nygard grew up in Manitoba, ultimately operating his namesake clothes firms and changing into one in all Canada's wealthiest folks.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub. Modifying by Marguerita Choy)
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