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Lauri Love's Appeal Will be Heard in the UK on November 28th and 29th

posted by martyb on Tuesday November 28 2017, @02:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-just-want-to-make-sure-he-gets-a-fair-trial dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Lauri Love[*], in the UK, is facing extradition requests from three separate US court districts and a potential 99 year prison sentence for his alleged involvement in the online protests that followed the death of Aaron Swartz. Depsite no evidence offered by the US, the British courts have preliminarily agreed to extradition and his appeal will be on the 28th and 29th of November. Again, no evidence has been presented against him, but if he were tried in the UK he would be facing a maximum of 32 months in prison, not 99 years as the US is aiming for.

[*] According to Wikipedia's entry for Lauri Love:

Lauri Love is a Finnish-British activist charged extraterritorially with stealing data from United States Government computers including the US Army, Missile Defense Agency, and NASA via computer intrusion.

Previously: Lauri Love to be Extradited to the U.S.

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 28 2017, @05:32PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 28 2017, @05:32PM (#602583) Journal

    "then I recommend you stay wherever you are,"

    But, the character in TFS and TFA actually DID stay wherever he was.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:20PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:20PM (#602643)

    "If you don't come to Lagardère, Lagardère will come to you!"

    The US claims jurisdiction over the whole world, and the right to punish anyone that displeases it, regardless of local sensitivities.

    • (Score: 2) by driverless on Wednesday November 29 2017, @11:07AM

      by driverless (4770) on Wednesday November 29 2017, @11:07AM (#602926)

      "If you don't come to Lagardère, Lagardère will come to you!"

      Or the US version, "Si tu ne viens pas à Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut ira à toi!".