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I think Milliband is being a touch disingenuous about this.
UK government know perfectly well that extradition of a Russian citizen is illegal under the Russian constitution, yet they insist on starting these petty games and never mention the facts in speeches etc.
It's not as if the Russians made up their constitution last week to prevent Lugovoi from being extradited.
"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."
The last time this tulip happened was with Thatcher... and eventually she caved in.
It will be interesting to see how far this spineless bunch of feckwits are prepared to push it - I expect to see our diplomats being expelled, Gazprom having 'supply' difficulties,joint gas exploration licences being revoked.... and in retaliation we send ATW back
How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think
The last time this tulip happened was with Thatcher... and eventually she caved in.
It will be interesting to see how far this spineless bunch of feckwits are prepared to push it - I expect to see our diplomats being expelled, Gazprom having 'supply' difficulties,joint gas exploration licences being revoked.... and in retaliation we send ATW back
I think Milliband is being a touch disingenuous about this.
UK government know perfectly well that extradition of a Russian citizen is illegal under the Russian constitution, yet they insist on starting these petty games and never mention the facts in speeches etc.
It's not as if the Russians made up their constitution last week to prevent Lugovoi from being extradited.
Apparently they have extradited in the past...they use the constitution excuse selectively.
Apparently they have extradited in the past...they use the constitution excuse selectively.
Can you give an example?
As far as I know, Article 61 of the constitution expressly forbids extradition of a Russian citizen.
There's a lot of chatter about the 1957 Council of Europe European Convention on Extradition, which Russia is a signatory of, but there is an opt-out for extradition.
I'm not saying the Russians are right, or that their decision isn't politically motivated - merely that their position is supported by the law.
"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."
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