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Germany doesn't extradite to the US? Surely that's not true.
by throwawaylinux 5y ago
Germany doesn't extradite to the US? Surely that's not true.
- edgyquant 5y agoAccording to this Germany doesn’t extradite its own citizens https://se-legal.de/schlun-elseven-lawyers/lawyer-for-extradition-proceedings/extradition-from-germany-to-the-usa/?lang=en https://se-legal.de/schlun-elseven-lawyers/lawyer-for-extrad... France is the same, as they claim the US system favors the rich and is unfair (or so I’ve heard)
- hiq 5y ago> France is the same, as they claim the US system favors the rich and is unfair (or so I’ve heard) No need to make it about the US, France doesn't extradite its citizens to any other country. It has nothing to do with any claim regarding the US legal system.
- fsh 5y agoOf course it doesn't [1]. Most states won't extradite their citizens. [1] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0089 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.h...
- throwawaylinux 5y agoOh my mistake I never actually realized that. It does happen in some cases though.
- sitic 5y agoThey usually can still be prosecuted for crimes committed abroad by the local justice system, as if the crime had occurred within the country's borders.