Afghan man convicted of assault on girl claims French cells could be too small

An Afghan man who escaped to the UK after being convicted of a serious assault on a 14-year-old girl in France is fighting extradition because his prison cell in Paris might not be big enough. Abdul Ahmadzai, 36, was arrested under the Extradition Act 2003 after a warrant was issued by France ‘for the attack on a minor.’ He was convicted in absence and given five years in prison but retains ‘retrial rights’ if he is extradited back across the…