From AAP, 25oct06 ...
[Charles Zentai] will have an appeal heard by the full bench of the Federal Court next year.
Charles Zentai, 84, has denied torturing and murdering 18-year-old Jewish man Peter Balazs in Budapest while serving in the army of Hitler's wartime ally, Hungary. His extradition was due to be proceed in the Perth Magistrates Court earlier this year but Mr Zentai ... initiated a Federal Court challenge against the power of West Australian magistrates to deal with commonwealth extradition laws.
.... Mr Zentai's lawyers argued there were constitutional problems with investing state judicial officers with powers to perform "executive'' commonwealth roles.
The Federal Court rejected Mr Zentai's application last month but Mr Zentai is appealing the decision. The appeal was today set down to be heard during the February sittings of the full bench of the Federal Court.
Mr Zentai is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on December 11.
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