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Robert Verkaik
"What is extradition and why is it in the news? Sovereign states have a duty to protect their citizens from being taken to a foreign country to face trial for a crime they are alleged to have committed there. But under international law, governments have agreed to surrender their nationals if the requesting state complies with a number of safeguards. These conditions are normally set out in a bilateral treaty and will include an obligation to provide supporting evidence to show the accused has a case to answer. The crime must be serious enough to warrant jurisdiction and it must be something that would be punishable in the defendant’s home country. Governments can also refuse extradition requests if the citizen might face torture or the death penalty. UK laws on extradition are in the spotlight because three British bankers claim they are the victims of an extradition deal between America and Britain that has denied them justice."
