warpedskydiver 0 #1 February 23, 2007 Rabat - The Moroccan Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for a man London says masterminded the largest robbery in British history, his lawyer said. The court ruled that Lee Lamrani Ibrahim Murray is a Moroccan citizen and that the law prevents nationals from being extradited to a country where they are accused of a crime, lawyer Issaoui Benmhili said. The court has ordered his release from jail, he said. Murray, who has a Moroccan father, holds dual Moroccan and British citizenship. British authorities accuse Murray of masterminding the theft of £53-million (about R730-million) from a Securitas cash depot in Tonbridge, Kent, southeast England, in February 2006. The court held a hearing on Britain's extradition request Wednesday. Murray told the court he wished to stay in Morocco. On Tuesday, Murray was sentenced in a separate case to serve eight months in a Moroccan jail. He and three other Britons were found guilty of drug use and possession and of assaulting a police officer by the Sale criminal court near Rabat. In addition to the eight-month sentence, Murray was ordered to pay a 10 000-dirham (about R8 000) fine. Because he was arrested on June 25, he will be eligible for release on Monday, his lawyer said. Murray was known in Britain as the martial arts cage fighter Lee "Lightning" Murray. Lee only had one fight in the UFC due to VISA issues, but he had a well known feud with Tito after Lee knocked Tito out cold in a London street fight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #2 February 23, 2007 QuoteLee knocked Tito out cold in a London street fight. Damn, I wouldnt fuck wit him. If you can knock out Tito Ortiz in a street fight then my guess is he'll be the one dishing out the beatings in prison.2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #3 February 23, 2007 I just found this on Wikipedia QuoteA legend in the streets of London, rumored to have won hundreds of street fights, Murray got into a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz outside of a nightclub in London after UFC 38 in July 2002. Both drunk, Murray claims to have knocked Tito down (possibly KO) and kicked him in the face. Matt Hughes intervened and jumped on Tito's back to protect him. Pat Miletich, another UFC competitor, pulled Murray away and broke up the fight. Tito denies any such events occurred but other UFC fighters claim witness to the altercation Pat Miletich said of the altercation: "Lee lit him up like a christmas tree, and kicked his head like a football."2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #4 February 23, 2007 I wouldn't consider a drunk fight a level playing fied no matter who it is thoughHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #5 February 23, 2007 I totally agree with you. I learned that the brawl was a drunken one after I made my first comment. Kicking some dude in the head during a drunken brawl is not cool.2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #6 February 23, 2007 QuoteI wouldn't consider a drunk fight a level playing fied no matter who it is though I agree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
