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Cambodia To Extradite Gottfrid Svartholm

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Extradition Laws by Quick+Reply · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think that it is quite clear by now that the laws don't really matter in cases like this. The MAFIAA will get him one way or another.

    1. Re:Extradition Laws by JosKarith · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Tell that to Kim DotCom.

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    2. Re:Extradition Laws by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2

      Tell that to Richard O'Dwyer.

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    3. Re:Extradition Laws by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Informative

      Of course, they don't want to scare him off. They will promptly post them once he sets his foot on Swedish soil.

      I seriously hope that when this doesn't happen you will wake up and realize you are completely out of touch with reality. Do you realize you just completely made that up based on purse speculation? Why would you think he'd be extradited to the US, if none of the other pirate bay people were?

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  2. Deport NOT Extradite by OzPeter · · Score: 5, Informative

    Deport and Extradite are not the same thing.

    Deport - Kick out of the country and we don't care where you go

    Extradite - Hand over to the authorities of another country which which you have an extradition treaty.
     
    TFA says Deport .. TFS says Extradite. Sheesh .. I'd be embarrassed if I was paying for access to this site.

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    1. Re:Deport NOT Extradite by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 2

      >> Why would it be up to Sweden?

      Cambodia fears a replay of the Great Meatball Embargo of 1817.

    2. Re:Deport NOT Extradite by tnk1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Probably because the Swedes made the request.

      Extradition treaty or not, if the Swedes request him, and there is no bar to complying, the Cambodians can very simply comply with the Swedes' request. If he had not broken immigration law, there would probably be some protections for him, but not necessarily. In this case, the Cambodians want to deport him and the Swedes have asked for his return. There is really no reason for them to not accede to that request.

      The interesting thing with a deportation is the deporting country will generally want to place the deportee in a place where they will be able to be taken care of, usually their home country. Sweden is probably very willing to put him up, all expenses paid, in a nice jail cell. Win-win for everyone. Except for Gottfrid Svartholm, of course.

    3. Re:Deport NOT Extradite by hairyfeet · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Dr King wouldn't "say" anything, he'd been in solitary if he was lucky, in Gitmo as a terrorist if not.

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    4. Re:Deport NOT Extradite by hairyfeet · · Score: 3, Interesting

      After the president stated (and wasn't stopped or even challenged) that the POTUS has the right to kill Americans without trial? I think all bets are off. We don't even know for certain WHO is being held at Gitmo and the rendition prisons, we know that people from countries we are supposedly allied with like Canada and the UK have been tortured and held without trial, and the simple fact that you have a government that not only admits it tortures but has members of it openly bragging about it means that frankly your rights don't mean jack shit anymore.

      I would urge you to watch this video from start to finish. Just a simple little lecture, the person giving it is not a rabble rouser but an accomplished journalist and self proclaimed "little Jewish girl" who is already feeling the chilling effects like watchlists being aimed at her. Her crime? Talking about constitutional rights and what we need to do to preserve our freedoms. When openly talking about the constitution can get you put on watchlists friend then i think we both agree the shit ain't what it seems and most of those 'rights" that many here talk about are just useless platitudes. Because if you ever get into a position where you actually need those rights the state has already implemented mechanisms where they can take them away.

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  3. What's Cambodia getting out of the deal? by uigrad_2000 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I visited a friend in Phnom Penh a couple of years ago. They have lots of "DVD shops" in any of their shopping areas. 100% of the DVDs are pirated. If you want a non-pirated DVD, you have to find an airport. I think there's also one high class mall that contains one dvd store with non-pirated DVDs and software.

    Cambodia has no taxes. The money the government runs on is half bribes and half foreign aid. To bring in more foreign aid, they know they have to stop piracy, but that's their only incentive. When foreign ambassadors come to visit, they'll send out a signal to all the DVD shops, and they'll all close down. 3 days later, they all come back.

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  4. Rapists, Murderers, and Bank Robbers thank you by moniker127 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I stand as chairman for the Society for Advancement of Rapists Murderers and Bank Robbers, and I would like to pledge my most sincere thanks to you, Sweedish government, for prosecuting crimes like this instead of continuing to persecute us.

  5. I Guess.... by avandesande · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess his 'Holiday in Cambodia' is over!

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