Death penalty bar put on bin Laden extradition

If Osama bin Laden were held in Britain he would not be extradited to any country where he could face the death penalty, the British government has confirmed.

Death penalty bar put on bin Laden extradition

If Osama bin Laden were held in Britain he would not be extradited to any country where he could face the death penalty, the British government has confirmed.

Asked what would happen if America demanded bin Laden’s extradition, British Home Office minister Lord Rooker told peers that the US would have to confirm bin Laden would not face execution to secure extradition from the UK.

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