With regards to the Lockerbie suspect, and teh US insistence on retaining
the barbaric death penalty, what would/are the issues about an
abolitionist country (i.e. Scotland) becoming involved in a case that may result in it ?

This is a hypothetical as I have just read the suspect will not face the
death penalty.

ISTR there are cases where Canada won't extradite if the death penalty is
a possibility >

To my shame I have no idea what or if the UK position is. (Although it
would unsurprise me to learn it was devoid of any moral backbone).

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On 12/13/2022 8:05 AM, Jethro_uk wrote:

With regards to the Lockerbie suspect, and teh US insistence on retaining
the barbaric death penalty, what would/are the issues about an
abolitionist country (i.e. Scotland) becoming involved in a case that may result in it ?

This is a hypothetical as I have just read the suspect will not face the death penalty.

ISTR there are cases where Canada won't extradite if the death penalty is
a possibility >

To my shame I have no idea what or if the UK position is. (Although it
would unsurprise me to learn it was devoid of any moral backbone).

AFAIK there have been Canadian cases where a non-citizen has been
extradited to the US and faced the death penalty but it bounces back and
forth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_Re_Ng_Extradition

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