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ALLEGED hacker Lauri Love won his battle against extradition to the US yesterday after the High Court ruled that it would be “oppressive” to send him away.
Mr Love now faces the prospect of a criminal trial in Britain, with judges finding: “It would not be oppressive to prosecute Mr Love in England for the offences alleged against him. Far from it.”
US authorities had sought Mr Love’s extradition on cyber-hacking charges, for allegedly stealing data from several US agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the army, the Pentagon, Nasa and the FBI.
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
The heroism of the jury who defied prison and starvation conditions secured the absolute right of juries to deliver verdicts based on conscience — a convention which is now under attack, writes MAT COWARD
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
