Both the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police have launched court bids to keep information secret ahead of a key hearing for the alleged Easey St killer.

Perry Kouroumblis, 66, was extradited from Italy in December last year to face charges over the alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, in 1977.

He did not contest the extradition, which occurred after he was arrested at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on an Interpol notice filed by Victoria Police four years earlier.

Mr Kouroumblis appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a committal hearing scheduled to be held next week.

During a committal, a magistrate will hear the police case against an accused person before deciding if they should face trial.

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