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麦金农案不改变美英引渡现状

麦金农的支持者们这下终于松了一口气。现在有了一位愿为英国和英国人利益挺身而出的政治家。毫无疑问，许多担心被铐上手铐引渡至美国的英国人，听到这个消息也大大松了一口气。以往被引渡的人不仅有恐怖主义嫌犯，还有一些商人，比如“英国国民西敏寺银行三人组(NatWest Three)、英国工程集团Morgan Crucible前首席执行官伊恩·诺里斯(Ian Norris)。

They shouldn’t be. Far from heralding a new era of British assertiveness, Mr McKinnon’s case is likely to be seen as exceptional. The vast majority of UK residents wanted by the US will probably be sent there. There are three reasons to think this.

这些人开心得太早。事实上，欢庆英国步入扬眉吐气新时代的时刻远未到来，麦金农案很可能只是个特例。绝大多数被美国通缉的英国公民很可能还是会被引渡过去。原因有三点。

First, Ms May said there would be no change to the strength of the case that the US has to present when asking for a UK resident to be extradited. Under the current extradition treaty, the US has to show “probable cause. In the UK, arrests take place on the basis of “reasonable suspicion. Critics of the treaty say the US level of proof is lower than that required in the UK. They say that the US should be required to present a prima facie case – evidence sufficient, if it is not rebutted, to secure a conviction.