British arms dealer avoids extradition to US after 14-year delay
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/us-british-arms-dealer-avoids-extradition-after-extraordinary-delays-q7rnbkmjr
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British arms dealer avoids extradition to US after 14-year delay
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/us-british-arms-dealer-avoids-extradition-after-extraordinary-delays-q7rnbkmjr
Posted by LoquaciousLord1066
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A licensed arms dealer accused of smuggling guns to America’s Middle Eastern enemies has escaped extradition after “extraordinary” delays to a case which began 14 years ago.
Guy Savage, 56, who allegedly called himself the “Lord of War”, was arrested during early morning raids at his home in Pinner, northwest London, and his arms factory in Northolt, west London, in February 2011. Hundreds of guns, computers and company documents were seized.
Savage faced a 21-count indictment in the United States relating to alleged offences between 2003 and 2008 when he was the chief executive and shareholder of Sabre Defence Industries UK and of Sabre Defence Industries US.
Savage had faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted of smuggling weapons to the Middle East, which he denied
He was accused of breaching US restrictions on the export of firearms, and fraud in relation to four entries on shipping documents said to be “designed to disguise the unlawful activity”. Savage, who faced up to 20 years in American jails if convicted, insisted he committed only “regulatory offences” and denied smuggling weapons to Iraq and the Middle East.
Westminster magistrates’ court in central London was told that an extradition request for Savage was granted in 2011. The government said the “complexity” of the case triggered numerous delays and cited Brexit, unexpected general elections, the Covid-19 pandemic and Savage’s mental health as contributing factors.
On Thursday Paul Goldspring, the senior district judge, rejected the argument and said: “Anyone who follows the news, let alone who are inside Whitehall, are aware of the potential for the calling of elections.
“Events such as Brexit and Covid or other high-profile or complicated extradition matters did not creep up on the department … the decision could and should have been made much more expeditiously.”
Good,america hid that bitch that killed a young lad,usa doesn’t get this.
Staycations should be the order of the day now. Don’t risk getting held at the border of a country that will arrest and extradite him. No trips to Vegas!
Maybe we could swap him for the hit and run driver they’re protecting.
We should stand up for proper home-grown arms dealers aye
Good fuck america, after what happened to Harry Dun, we should not extradite any UK citizen to the US.
Reading this thread I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers Anne sacoolas hit and run! Fucking abhorrent that she decided to run away instead of face the music. If only a genuine special relationship wasn’t so abusive we might have had Justice
I absolutely agree with all of the other comments F America! Harry Dunn’s family deserved better.
But I also have to add, do we really want someone who claims to have serious mental health issues running an arms company?
Anyone allowed to become a licensed arms exporter in the UK is usually because the governbent wants a plausibly deniable backdoor….I’m not surprised his extradition was delayed until quashed.
Heaven forbid someone tries to compete with the biggest arms dealer in the world eh?
1) an arms factory in london? or was it more of a workshop where a client (like a foreign government’s police) orders 300 or so guns, and he does the deal on their behalf as well as any customization?
2) i fogotten what point number two was… ah yeah, wont the US authorities try extradite him again and again till they win?