UK-US extradition overhaul urged
Vital extradition arrangements between the UK and the US are being threatened by the loss of public confidence among Britons, MPs said today.
Vital extradition arrangements between the UK and the US are being threatened by the loss of public confidence among Britons, MPs said today.
The US Ambassador to the UK strongly defended the extradition treaty in a statement to the committee, saying it was fair, balanced and "promotes the interests of justice in both our countries".
Our extradition treaty continues to be widely and wrongly condemned by some in Parliament and in sections of the British media.
The constant use of skewed arguments and wilful distortion of the facts by some to advance their own agendas remains of great concern to the United States."
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