Thai court approves extradition of Vietnamese hill tribe activist

A flag of Vietnam is seen as a soldier watches from a top of a building neighboring Government Guesthouse and a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 24, 2019. Human rights groups urged Thailand on Thursday, June 13, 2024, not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, saying that he could be at risk if handed back to Vietnam. - AP

HANOI/BANGKOK (AFP): A Thai court approved on Monday the extradition of a leading hill tribe activist to Vietnam, where he faces 10 years in jail over rare deadly attacks on police headquarters.

Judges in Bangkok ruled that Y Quynh Bdap, who has lived in exile in Thailand since 2018, could be sent back to his home country, where a court convicted him in his absence in January of terrorism offences.