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Extradition of Warez Suspect Blocked

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the holed-up-down-under dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Following up on an earlier Slashdot story, the extradition of alleged DrinkorDie leader Hew Raymond Griffiths has been denied. The judge in the case ruled that Griffiths, an Australian who had never set foot in the United States, had committed the alleged actions in Australia and had never fled from an extradition country. Therefore, the US hadn't made its case. Griffiths' attorney points out that he should have faced trial in Australia if anywhere, but .au authorities never charged him, which upset the DOJ and led to the extradition attempt. More info can also be found. The US (represented by Australian prosecutors) have fifteen days to appeal. One wonders how the US government would react if a foreign nation tried a similar approach."

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  1. Foreign Nation?! by Steve+Cox · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > One wonders how the US government would react if a foreign nation tried a similar approach

    News flash - Australia is NOT part of the US. It is a foreign nation!

    Steve.

  2. Er... by GodEater · · Score: 0, Redundant

    One wonders how the US government would react if a foreign nation tried a similar approach.

    So is Australia not considered a "foreign nation" in the US then ? I'd always assumed they actually had they're own goverment...

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