EBKE'S RIGHTS NOT TRAMPLED

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.
The debate over Lothar Ebke's arrest continues in a Yellowknife courtroom. Yesterday, a crown prosecutor told the judge the man's arrest did not violate the Canadian constitution. The 47-year old Yellowknife man is wanted by German authorities on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities. Ebke's lawyer, Wes Wilson, argues Ebke hasn't been charged with anything, and so the arrest violates his constitutional rights. But crown prosecutor Wes Smart told the court Wilson is taking the language used in the arrest warrant too literally. "The Germans have said they've issued a warrant for the arrest, and its evident on its face that's what it's called and it's for the purpose of prosecution," he said. Wilson has asked the court to stay the extradition proceedings against Ebke on constitutional grounds. Smart says Ebke's rights have not been violated...and the court shouldn't interfere in a German prosecution.