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Flying Magnotta back to Canada a $375K job Body-parts case. Private jet that flew alleged killer from Germany to Canada comes at hefty price tag for taxpayers The cost to Canadian taxpayers for Luka Rocco Magnotta’s extradition from Germany, aboard a government plane fit for the prime minister, is expected to be about $375,000. The estimated price tag for the accused killer’s unusual journey home includes flight expenses, catering service and a hotel stay for authorities who fetched the fugitive from across the Atlantic, according to federal documents obtained by The Canadian Press. Berlin police arrested Magnotta in June to end an
Luka Rocco Magnotta is taken by police from a Canadian military plane in Mirabel, Que., on June 18. the canadian press
international manhunt following the killing of Chinese national Jun Lin. Magnotta is facing several charges in connection with the gruesome slaying, including first-degree murder. The 30-year-old porn actor
and stripper has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Magnotta flew home aboard one of the military’s CC-150 Polaris Airbus transport planes, an aircraft that can be configured to accommodate prominent passengers such as the prime minister, foreign dignitaries, the Governor General and members of the Royal Family. At the time, a police official told media that commercial airlines had declined requests to transport Magnotta across the Atlantic. Montreal police were thankful the federal government made the plane available for the extradition. “How can we bring him back to Montreal on a commercial flight with other people sitting on board?” Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere said, shortly after Magnotta emerged from the plane. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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