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Cambodia To Extradite Gottfrid Svartholm

Posted by timothy on Tuesday September 4, 2012 @02:55AM from the it's-because-of-my-name-isn't-it? dept.

judgecorp writes "The Cambodian authorities have said they will extradite Gottfrid Svartholm who is wanted in Sweden for his part in founding file sharing site The Pirate Bay. As there is no extradition treaty between Sweden and Cambodia, Svartholm is being extradited under immigration law, so it is not yet clear whether he will actually be sent to Sweden."

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Re:Extradition Laws by tnk1 · 2012-09-04 03:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

That would make sense if Gottfrid Svartholm was wanted for arrest in the US, but he's not. There's no outstanding warrants or indictments for him.
You've been listening to Julian Assange a little too much. Another person who thinks he'll immediately be extradited to the US from Sweden for a crime that no one has indicted him for here. At least in his case, people in the US actually know who Assange is and want him prosecuted, but no one knows who Gottfrid is. Either way, neither of them are at any imminent risk of being turned over to the US.