Babar Ahmad and the NatWest Three

One is accused of terrorism and the others are accused of defrauding a British company, namely NatWest.

Both have been questioned about their offences by the British Police and neither have been changed with any offence.

So why is it that they can be extradited to the United States, without that evidence being presented in Court? Because Tony Blair was stupid enough to sign a one-way street, so that the US could do this.

I bet that if we wanted to extradite an American citizen, we would be told to get lost.

What worries me is that extraditions might set a dangerous precendent. Suppose, I had a lot of damning evidence about a large US corporation selling polluted rhubard to pensioners in Norfolk and that because of my accusations, the share price collapsed. Would I be extradited to the US, if the corporation was vindictive and felt it could set an example to others who might tell the truth?

The example is silly, but if these four go the US, without a proper legal process in the UK, then many others will follow. And many will be for things, that are completely legal in the UK.