I am refering to the present extradition agreement between the UK and the USA in which the USA has an enormous and unfair advantage
2006-07-12 12:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by Archyd 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes I do. In this case, laws that were put in place to help combat terrorism are being used to extradite 3 blokes for alleged financial crimes. This is grossly unfair as if it were the other way round then I believe that a US court would have to decide that there was good cause before the extradition takes place.
2006-07-12 12:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dazza 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes, definitely. We seem to be picking up the soap on that one.
The Natwest Three, if guilty, are fraudsters, and I've got no time for that - such people cause no shortage of suffering; the fact that they don't look their victims in the eye ever doesn't make it OK.
But very obviously, the crime, the victim and the alleged perps are in the UK so here it should be. The SFO let the US investigation take precedence because the SFO is aware of its own incompetence and would rather let the US do its dirty work. It will be dirtier. That's not fair, even if they are crooks.
2006-07-12 12:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe you are confused, the agreement is the same. What has happened is that our government has signed the treaty but the U.S have not yet ratified it. The argument is simply that it should not be enforceable by one party until it is enforceable by the other, you wouldn't expect to be bound by a contract which you had signed but the other party had not and it is the same principle.
This is just another example of our government getting down on all fours to play fetch for america and it is sickening to the people and another blow for democracy by beuracracy.
2006-07-13 09:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by ligiersaredevilspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UK has sold it's citizens souls to the USA. Are governments not meant to protect there citizens. The Nat West 3 have not physically harmed anyone and should not be sent to the USA for trial. It is up to Nat West to bring these men to trial if they have a grievance and it should be done on home ground.
2006-07-12 12:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by ohwiseone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that we should have equal agreements, but the stronger countries will always dominate any treaties between two or more nations.
2006-07-12 12:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-12 14:13:49 · answer #6 · answered by bebelucy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋