The West Australian is reporting that Dutch honorary consul for Honduras Floris Kluck said yesterday the Central American country had been trying to get Daniel Ian Ross, 31, returned since the Sydney-born man came back to Australia last October.

Mr Ross is wanted by Honduran police in connection with inquiries into the death of Mariska Mast, 23, at his home in August 2008. He is listed as wanted on Interpol’s website for ‘crimes against life and health’.

Mr Kluck said Australia did not have an extradition treaty with Honduras but authorities had been in contact about Mr Ross’ proposed extradition.

‘It is very frustrating that justice cannot take place because there are some limitations in extraditing,’ Mr Kluck told the West Australian.

‘There has been co-operation from lots of countries already to see that justice takes place and it would be nice if Australia would do all the best so justice for this Dutch girl takes place.’

Focus in the case moved to Perth’s Subiaco on Friday when two Dutch journalists confronted a man they said was Mr Ross. When they allegedly ignored a police move-on notice to ask the man questions and give him a letter, they were arrested.

Mr Kluck said Mr Ross, who was Ms Mast’s scuba diving instructor in Honduras, was arrested shortly after her death. He was released with the condition that he did not leave the country, but he did.

Until October, Mr Ross had been in Singapore and Honduras had hoped to extradite him from there but he left three days after Jisoo Han, the other person allegedly in the house when Ms Mast died, was arrested in Egypt. Ms Han, a Korean, was extradited and is due to stand trial in October for abetting Ms Mast’s death.

Mr Kluck urged Australian authorities to extradite Mr Ross before Ms Han’s trial. ‘If not, it will be disappointing for everyone who wants justice because he is a key part in the legal process,’ he said.

Dutch TV reporter Peter de Vries, who will appear in court tomorrow over the alleged breach of a move-on notice, said he hoped to continue his work in Perth. The Dutch media crew, who have investigated Mr Ross for months, say he has lived in Perth for several months.

The Attorney-General’s Department said it could not comment on extradition requests.

From: Sky News Australia.