Briton Extradited To US Over Arms Claims

**dave lukins** · 16 Mar 12,, 17:23

Originally Posted by S2

"I think you can compensate some with what you owed them for LL only"

They paid off every last cent of it by December 2006. We paid our tea tax in grape and musket ball.

I hope you paid tax on that grape and musket ball. Anyone for tea?

**Zampolit** · 25 Mar 12,, 22:19

i realy do not understand why UK allows foreign atthorities try and jugde its citizens. is there some history behind this?

**snapper** · 26 Mar 12,, 00:26

European Convention on Human Rights.

**Zampolit** · 26 Mar 12,, 01:08

Originally Posted by snapper

European Convention on Human Rights.

which article obliges to give own citizens to foreign athorities?

besides, US is not the party of the Convention.

**dave lukins** · 26 Mar 12,, 10:13

Originally Posted by Zampolit

i realy do not understand why UK allows foreign atthorities try and jugde its citizens. is there some history behind this?

"The extradition treaty was agreed in haste between Britain and America shortly after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. It came into force in Britain in 2004 and in America in 2006.

It was intended to ease the extradition of terrorist suspects between Britain and America".

**Zampolit** · 29 Mar 12,, 18:35

Originally Posted by dave lukins

"The extradition treaty was agreed in haste between Britain and America shortly after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. It came into force in Britain in 2004 and in America in 2006.

It was intended to ease the extradition of terrorist suspects between Britain and America".

oh, thanks!