The Sun revealed on Sunday the cost of the extradition of Hashem Abedi on British taxpayers.
Manchester Arena bombing prime suspect Hashem Abedi cost taxpayers £123,000 to bring back to Britain, The Sun said.
It added that the staggering sum was spent by Scotland Yard on chartering a plane to fly Abedi – brother of suicide bomber Salman, 22 – to the UK from Libya in July.
UK Home Office chiefs picked up the tab for the flight, which took place only after diplomats brokered an extradition deal with Libyan officials.
“But the total bill is likely to be far higher, with UK authorities working for more than two years to secure safe passage for the suspect.” The Sun added.
Sources told The Sun that the £123,000 cost will be for chartering the plane from a private company and also for at least two or three pilot crew.
“Huge cost” was the extradition of Abedi, the Sun said, adding that it was a difficult process as Libya was in chaos a d instability.
Hashem, now 22, faces murder charges over the 22 people killed in the May 2017 blast at an Ariana Grande gig at the Manchester Arena.
