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United Kingdom does not extradite people subject to death penalty.
by HatchedLake721 7y ago
United Kingdom does not extradite people subject to death penalty.
- JoeSmithson 7y agoThis is because of the ECHR, which Sweden is also subject to.
- swish_bob 7y 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 7y 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 7y agoNeither does Sweden and what the US is charging Assange with wouldn’t warrant the death penalty anyways.
- onetimemanytime 7y 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.