Gary McKinnon Case: Anyone Notice This?

[Gene Steinberg]

Just FYI:

UFO hacker won't be tried in Britain for Pentagon, NASA crimes - Technology on NBCNews.com

 

[mike]

An interesting twist.
I guess the real question is had he had a trial and been found either guilty or not guilty, would he still be unable to travel outside the UK, without risk of extradition.

"Every other country that America has an extradition treaty with, that extradition warrant is still out there and still live. That basically means that Gary can't travel outside the UK for the rest of his life,"

While both the UK and the US have double jeopardy laws, there are exceptions

There have been exceptions to double jeopardy in the past, such as the retrial of officers involved in the 1991 Rodney King beating. This exception stems from the ability of different sovereignties to charge individuals for the same crime. Here, the officers were first acquitted by state court and subsequently charged and tried by federal court, which are different sovereignties.[59] The exception to this exception exists between city and state sovereignties located within the same state

Thus it could be argued that any sentence or aquital handed down in the UK, was of a different sovereignty, and does not preclude his arrest and trial in the US for the same crime.

Whilst i understand his problem with regards to no trial, ie that he cannot leave the UK for fear of arrest and extradition, that may have been the case anyway even if he had gone to trial and been aquitted or even sentenced.

Personally i think he should thank his lucky stars and enjoy the freedom he has

 

[ALPHA ROMEO UNIFORM]

Agree Mike one lucky chap.