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If it were about what America wants, why wouldn’t they just let America extradite him? They already have an extradition request in.
by empath75 8y ago
If it were about what America wants, why wouldn’t they just let America extradite him? They already have an extradition request in.
- HatchedLake721 8y agoUnited Kingdom does not extradite people subject to death penalty.
- JoeSmithson 8y agoThis is because of the ECHR, which Sweden is also subject to.
- swish_bob 8y agoYes and no. The Extradition Act explicitly prevents extradition of individuals who might face the death penalty. The ECHR _also_ protects people facing the death penalty.
- Godel_unicode 8y agoThat hardly applies in this case. The much more relevant restriction is that the Bush-era US-UK extradition treaty doesn't allow for extradition for "political crimes", usually interpreted as espionage, treason, etc. This is in turn why he's being charged instead with conspiracy to hack a computer, which is likely not a political crime as the term of art is used in extradition cases.
- plandis 8y agoNeither does Sweden and what the US is charging Assange with wouldn’t warrant the death penalty anyways.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoA non-issue, USA will guarantee in writing that will not face the death penalty in a trial. USA has done it many times, including for El Chapo.