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Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican Att'y General wants U.S. gunwalkers extradited
2011-11-21
Mexico's top cop Attorney General Marisela Morales has requested the extradition of six people suspected of providing guns to narco mobs. She told the Mexico's lower house of Congress last Wednesday three of the suspects are in Texas and three are in Caliphornia. Morales did not mention the gun walking operation known as Fast and Furious nor did she name the individual suspects. But, according to the Latin American Herald Tribune, "One of the requests involves three people believed to have acquired a large number of weapons under the Fast and Furious program."

Morales has been under pressure from politicians to "punish those responsible" in the U.S for an ATF Phoenix program that supplied high-powered weapons to some of the most vicious killers on the planet. The number of Mexican citizens killed with guns purchased under the ATF operation　could number in the thousands, according to Chihuahua state prosecutor Patricia Gonzalez.
Wonder if they'll get to the point of demanding the extradition of Eric Holder...
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#9  The only technicality to avoid such an extradition would be upon conviction in the US of the crime then a denial to the request due to Constitutional 'double jeopardy' civil rights protection.

Negatory.

1, the prohibition against double jeopardy applies only after an acquittal.
2, separate sovereigns doctrine permits other jurisdictions to prosecute even after an acquittal (e.g., the feds can try a person even after an acquittal in state court).
3, nothing in the Constitution is binding on foreign governments.
4, nothing pisses off foreign governments like Americans' assumption that it is.
5, the US is obligated to comply with duly ratified extradition treaties, which are presumed to be Constitutional until a US court rules otherwise.

That said, I agree that the Mexican AG appears to be going after the FFL dealers, and that is bullshit.
Posted by: RandomJD   2011-11-21 23:17  

#8  We have writers at work. We can help. My sister is a lawyer. Pro bono.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-11-21 21:28  

#7  If they accept Holder and bambi I'm all for it.
Posted by: Hellfish   2011-11-21 19:48  

#6  Rambler is right: they will turn out to be Class 3 FFL holders. 'Cause that's how the Mexican government rolls, baby!
Posted by: Secret Master   2011-11-21 18:36  

#5  The sad thing is that the Att'y General is probably talking about the individual gun shop owners who sold the weapons under ATF pressure, not the ATF agents or their supervisors.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2011-11-21 16:53  

#4  Do you think they will be allowed to live that long?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-11-21 16:42  

#3  The only technicality to avoid such an extradition would be upon conviction in the US of the crime then a denial to the request due to Constitutional 'double jeopardy' civil rights protection. Otherwise, start preparing the paperwork. I'm sure some sort of deal could be worked out by those identified for the crimes who'd rather do time in selected American detention facilities rather than a Mexican prison. You know, like naming names and full telling of facts, dates, and places, predicated with the proviso that any misrepresentation terminates the deal.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-11-21 15:56  

#2  If it would cover up the conspiracy, I imagine the administration would be all in favor of extradition, on the condition that none of them are allowed to speak to the press.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-11-21 15:04  

#1  Holder hell, they should demand Zero.
Posted by: AlanC   2011-11-21 14:52  

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