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posted by takyon on Tuesday February 20 2018, @06:42PM   Printer-friendly

Lauri Love case: US abandons extradition case

Efforts to extradite alleged computer hacker Lauri Love have been abandoned by US authorities.

[...] Mr Love said he may help UK investigators to bring charges to get the case "over and done with".

American authorities confirmed they will not fight a High Court decision to block Mr Love's extradition to the US, on the grounds it would be "oppressive". A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman confirmed Mr Love will not be extradited.

Also at Bloomberg and The Hill.

Previously: Lauri Love to be Extradited to the U.S.
Lauri Love's Appeal Will be Heard in the UK on November 28th and 29th
Cracking Suspect Lauri Love Wins Appeal Against Extradition to US


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Tuesday February 20 2018, @08:41PM (6 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Tuesday February 20 2018, @08:41PM (#640825) Journal

    And severe eczema. Nobody knows how to treat that in the US.

    He'd rather be prosecuted in his own country where they have:
    Secret Laws
    Secret Interpretations of Laws
    Secret Courts
    Secret Warrants
    Secret Court Orders
    Secret Arrests
    Secret Trials
    Secret Evidence (not made available to the defense, and "parallel construction"1)
    Secret Convictions
    Secret Prisons
    Secret "enhanced interrogation" programs

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 20 2018, @08:47PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 20 2018, @08:47PM (#640833)

    At least in his own country he's a citizen instead of a dirty furriner :/

    • (Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday February 20 2018, @09:06PM (1 child)

      by frojack (1554) on Tuesday February 20 2018, @09:06PM (#640850) Journal

      Yeah, because he might actually spend jail time in the UK,
      but in the US he would in all likelihood be set free, as long as he's not from Mexico. [bop.gov]

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      • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Tuesday February 20 2018, @10:58PM

        by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 20 2018, @10:58PM (#640918) Journal

        Somehow that's not *his* estimation of the probabilities.

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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday February 21 2018, @12:27AM (2 children)

    by sjames (2882) on Wednesday February 21 2018, @12:27AM (#640955) Journal

    At least in the U.K. they pay more than lip service to the obligation to provide adequate physical and mental healthcare to prisoners. I'm not sure if the UK is better or worse than the U.S. as far as a right to council goes.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 21 2018, @03:22PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 21 2018, @03:22PM (#641177)
      Like this? [imdb.com]
    • (Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Wednesday February 21 2018, @06:20PM

      by Yog-Yogguth (1862) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 21 2018, @06:20PM (#641295) Journal

      Depending on whether you convert? Safe assumption.

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