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Under the UK-US extradition treaty of 2003, no prima facie (at first appearance) evidence is required, only reasonable suspicion. This means that the US is not
by matthewheath 7y ago
Under the UK-US extradition treaty of 2003, no prima facie (at first appearance) evidence is required, only reasonable suspicion.
This means that the US is not required to provide any evidence to be examined by the court, merely assert reasonable suspicion based on specific facts. This is a lower legal standard of proof and so will theoretically be easier for the prosecution to meet.
- einpoklum 7y agoWow, that's terrible. I didn't know that. It's funny how, on one hand, there's a lot of hue and cry regarding how the UK has given up some of its sovereignty entering the EU, and on the other hand, a foreign country can pick off people to be locked up in prison without an evidentiary basis.