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Show — cae The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD All Saturday, October 11, 2003 Extradition ordered in SLC Olympicbid scandal case bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The main case,against Salt Lake bid chiefTom Return unclear: Korean John Kim’s lawyers will argue that the Bulgarianjudge’s orderis illegal and unenforceable Welch and deputy Dave Johnson, is scheduled to go to trial in federal court in Salt LakeCity starting Oct. 28. York, where he was indicted for immi- John Scott and Richard Wiedis, who are in Salt Lake City preparing for Welch gration fraud, or Salt Lake City, where another grand jury indicted him for lying to FBI investigators. “T can’t imagine he’s a happy camper right now,” Johnson’s chief defense lawyer, Max Wheeler, said Friday. tained the younger Kim did honest con- and Johnson’s trial, refused comment Friday. John Kim andhis father, IOC vice president Kim Un-yong, have main- Federal prosecutors could subpoena sulting work in 1991 and 1992 for Sim- Kim for the trial against Welch and Johnson, but Wheeler said Kim couldn’t provide any damaging testimony. Prosecutors are expected to call Utah mons,trying to arrange cable television deals with the heads of South Korea’s John Kim, the son of a powerful international Olympic official, was or- Kim faces his own proceedings for taking a “sham” job allegedly arranged by Welch, who has denied doing anything improper helping Kim find employment. Kim was indicted for fraudulently obtaining a U.S. green card and lying to the FBI. Kim, 42, disputes the dered extradited Friday from Bulgaria governmentcharges. telecommunications executive to the United States on charges related to the Salt Lake City bid scandal. His lawyers plan to appeal, a process that makes it unclear when Kim might be returned. The South Korean was oneof three minor players indicted in the bribery scandal surrounding Salt Lake City’s winning He was arrested by Bulgarian police on an Interpol warrant and has been in Simmons, who pleaded guilty to tax fraud in August 1999 in the scandal’sfirst criminal conviction. Simmons testified he was reimbursed by the Salt Lake bid committee for Kim’s salary in a “sham” By Paut Foy TheAssociated Press jail in Bulgaria jail since last May. Daniela Rosenova, a City Court judge in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday granted the United States’ request to extradite Kim, but an appeal could delay proceedings. Kim eventually could be sent to New David job the governmentsays was intended to gain Kim permanentU.S.residence. Justice Department trial attorneys major television networks. Kim failed to generate any business for Simmons, federal documents say. Kim Un-yong received a “most serious” warning in 1999 after an International Olympic Committee inquiry into the $1 million in cash, scholarships and other inducements Welch and Johnson are accused of giving IOC members. The scandal led to the expulsion or resignation of 10 IOC members. Vatican cardinal: condoms can’t stop HIV _that is formed by the condom,” jrpn.iheBBCnerveateat HealthOrganization calls month sourepresent ano wrong” and “dangerous” nyriesanda llthesecam: Draws criticism: World VATICAN CITY — A top Vatican cardinal’s claim that con- doms don’t protect against the virus that causes AIDS was criticized by the U.N. health agency Friday as “totally wrong.” The disagreement arose after Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, told the British Broadcasting Corp. that HIV is small enough to pass through a condom. His commentis in line with previous comments from the Vatican, which opposes birth control and recommends abstinence as the best way to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The Catholic Church has been criticized for its opposition to condoms, particularly in poor regions of the world devastated by AIDS. The BBC released a partial transcript of Lopez Trujillo’s comments, someof which will be broadcast Sunday in a documentary called “Panorama — Sex and the Holy City.” “The AIDS virus is roughly 450 times smaller than the spermatozoon. The spermatozoon can easily pass through the ‘net’ minist paigns to act in the same wayas they do with regard to cigarettes, which theystate to be a danger.” Lopez Trujillo did not immediately respond to written questions submitted by The Associated Press. A World Health Organization spokeswoman said officials epidemic which has already killed 20 million people and 42 million people are infected today,” Chaib said. Lopez Trujillo told the BBC: “There are several doctors on “We consider this ruling illegal and baseless,” Sitnilski told The Associated Press. Gichev said that even if the 1924 treaty was still valid, Kim’s extradition would be illegal because the U.S. charges against him are not recognized as acrimein Bulgaria. South Korean president’S Cabinet, top aides resign The Associated Press Roh said he has yet to find out how he can determine whetherthe people trust him - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean Cabinet members and top presidential aides but he hopes to have an answer by the time the country votes to elect parliamentin April. submitted their resignations Roh’sinitiative was a risky today, the government said, amid a deepening crisis over the leadership of President Roh political gamble aimed at winning a fresh mandate for his Cho Young-dong told reporters at a briefing. Goh’s office confirmed Cho’s remarks. Roh’s’ approval ratings plummeted after corruption “totally wrong.” were used wrongly. “Tt is quite dangerous to claim the contrary when you realize that today we are facing an that he said was annulled by a 1951 Bulgarian law. Prime Minister Goh Kun and Cabinet members offered to quit, government spokesman hadn’t seen the BBC program, HIV/AIDS infection, and the other 10 percent is when they the extradition was based on a 1924 legal assistance accord with the United States Moo-hyun. but said any claim that condoms don’t protect against HIV is “When you use a condom badly so thatit breaks orslips or it is past its ‘use-by date’ it is not very effective,” spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said. “Two years ago, in June 2001, there was a big study that reviewed all the literature on male condoms. This study showed that condomsare 90 percent effective against Sitnilski and Radian Gichev, said they would appeal the order. Sitnilski said By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA his comments “totally BromRacuman The Bulgarian Olympic Committee has urged John Kim’s release from custody, invoking his poor health. Kim’s lawyers say he has been suffering fronr depression and high blood pressure. Kim declined to commentafter the Friday hearing but his lawyers, Kamen Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, seen prior to Massin Manila Jan. 26, claims that condoms don’t protect against the virus that causes AIDS. An HIV expert speaking on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America called the statement “absolutely incorrect.” our pontifical council, and these people have studied this matter, and they have also given instruction through various pub- lished articles, so we have not seen any denial ofthis fact at the level of medicine.” When confronted with scientific research showing that intact condomsare an effective barrier against sexually transmitted diseases, Lopez Trujillo said: “They are wrong aboutthat; this is an easily recognizable fact,” according to the BBC. 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