A former Teesside soldier has been extradited from Afghanistan to the UK to face charges of kidnap, false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm.
Anthony Malone, a 38-year-old ex-paratrooper from Billingham, was arrested in January 2008.
The charges relate to an incident in April, 2007 at Wilmer Place, Stoke Newington, north London.
He is due before Thames Magistrates’ Court later. It is understood he was brought back to the UK overnight.
A Home Office spokesman said: “We can confirm that Anthony Malone has been extradited from Afghanistan to the UK.
“He is wanted in the UK to face charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and causing grievous bodily harm.”
“The UK does not have extradition relations with Afghanistan, but the extradition request has been dealt with according to Afghan law.”
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