Germany doesn't extradite to the US? Surely that's not true.

fsh · on April 4, 2022

Of course it doesn't [1]. Most states won't extradite their citizens.

[1] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.h...

throwawaylinux · on April 4, 2022

Oh my mistake I never actually realized that.

It does happen in some cases though.

sitic · on April 4, 2022

They usually can still be prosecuted for crimes committed abroad by the local justice system, as if the crime had occurred within the country's borders.

edgyquant · on April 4, 2022

According to this Germany doesn’t extradite its own citizens https://se-legal.de/schlun-elseven-lawyers/lawyer-for-extrad...

France is the same, as they claim the US system favors the rich and is unfair (or so I’ve heard)

hiq · on April 4, 2022

> France is the same, as they claim the US system favors the rich and is unfair (or so I’ve heard)

No need to make it about the US, France doesn't extradite its citizens to any other country. It has nothing to do with any claim regarding the US legal system.