Gary McKinnon

[andrewducker]

Can anyone explain to me, in nice simple English, why we shouldn't be extraditing a convicted hacker to the country where he commited the crime?  It really does seem like an open and shut case to me, and I'm baffled why some people seem to think it's wrong.

I'm clearly missing something - can someone explain it to me?

Comments

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

It is not done in our legal system, but it is commonplace in many countries. And ity is not as though the prosecution get to decide the sentence. Following a guilty verdict, both sides are given an opportunity to petition the judge for an appropriate sentence, but the final decision rests with the judge, as it does in the UK.