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| Spanish paedophile Daniel Galvan Vina remanded in custody | Spanish paedophile Daniel Galvan Vina remanded in custody |
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| A Spanish court has remanded in custody a man convicted of raping 11 children who was mistakenly freed from a Moroccan jail last week. | A Spanish court has remanded in custody a man convicted of raping 11 children who was mistakenly freed from a Moroccan jail last week. |
| Morocco is seeking the extradition of Daniel Galvan Vina, who will now be detained while his fate is determined. | Morocco is seeking the extradition of Daniel Galvan Vina, who will now be detained while his fate is determined. |
| Galvan had been freed as part of a royal pardon but was detained in the Spanish city of Murcia on Monday. | |
| Moroccan officials said his release was a mistake, and that the king had been unaware of the nature of his crimes. | Moroccan officials said his release was a mistake, and that the king had been unaware of the nature of his crimes. |
| King Mohamed VI has since sacked the head of prisons and rescinded the pardon. | King Mohamed VI has since sacked the head of prisons and rescinded the pardon. |
| While Morocco has asked for him to be sent back, correspondents say this will not be straightforward as there is no extradition treaty between the two countries. | |
| Galvan's victims were aged between four and 15. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in September 2011. | Galvan's victims were aged between four and 15. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in September 2011. |
| The court heard that he was born in Iraq and acquired Spanish nationality after marrying a Spanish woman whom he has since divorced. | The court heard that he was born in Iraq and acquired Spanish nationality after marrying a Spanish woman whom he has since divorced. |
| He has lived in several countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Britain and Morocco. | He has lived in several countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Britain and Morocco. |
| The judge ruled that he was a flight risk and so should stay in custody. | |
| Moroccan outrage | Moroccan outrage |
| Galvan, 63, was among 48 Spanish prisoners pardoned by the Moroccan king on Tuesday last week, after a request from Spain's King Juan Carlos. Spain says it asked for him to be transferred to a Spanish jail, not for him to be pardoned. | |
| The release sparked violent protests outside parliament in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Friday. | The release sparked violent protests outside parliament in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Friday. |
| A number of foreign suspected child-sex offenders have recently been detained in Morocco. | A number of foreign suspected child-sex offenders have recently been detained in Morocco. |
| In June, a British man was arrested in the port town of Tetouan over allegations of raping a six-year-old girl. | In June, a British man was arrested in the port town of Tetouan over allegations of raping a six-year-old girl. |
| In May, a Casablanca court sentenced a French man to 12 years in jail on paedophilia charges. | In May, a Casablanca court sentenced a French man to 12 years in jail on paedophilia charges. |
| Thousands of Moroccans marched in Casablanca earlier this year to condemn paedophilia and violence against children. | Thousands of Moroccans marched in Casablanca earlier this year to condemn paedophilia and violence against children. |