Calls For Overhaul Of US Extradition Treaty

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Sky News

Calls For Overhaul Of US Extradition Treaty
6:49am UK, Wednesday June 22, 2011

MPs are calling for British citizens facing extradition to be given greater rights - equal to the protection afforded to Americans under the UK-US treaty.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) says the Government should renegotiate the UK's extradition agreement with the US.

US authorities should be required to show enough evidence to establish probable cause before a Briton can be extradited, the committee said in a report.

Judges also need the power to refuse extradition requests if the alleged offence took place wholly or largely in the UK, the MPs and peers said.



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[dipsydoodle]

1. That was a one sided stitch up

agreed by Tosser Blair and GWB. :(