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Walter Palmer, the wealthy big-game hunter who killed a famous lion, could be headed back to Africa if the Zimbabwe government has its way.
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The investigation could lead to charges under U.S. law. If Palmer is charged with similar offenses by Zimbabwe, that would clear the way for him to be extradited to that country under a treaty Zimbabwe entered into with the United States in July 1997. It calls for persons of interest to be extradited between the two countries in cases that include a conspiracy or attempt to commit a crime, aiding and abetting a crime, or being an accessory.
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Ohlin said the State Department would be hard-pressed to turn down a formal extradition request from Zimbabwe. If it did, in a worst-case scenario Zimbabwe could become a sanctuary for criminals who flee crimes committed in the United States.
If the U.S. doesnt play ball in this case, Ohlin said, in the future if the U.S. wants someone extradited, Zimbabwe can say, Were not going to help you out.?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cecil-the-lions-killer-may-have-trouble-avoiding-extradition-experts-say/2015/07/31/6100c7cc-37be-11e5-9739-170df8af8eb9_story.html
good. he deserves it.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Gothmog
(145,619 posts)NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Which works just as well.
eppur_se_muova
(36,299 posts)newfie11
(8,159 posts)snot
(10,538 posts). . . does anyone know what U.S. law he's alleged to have violated?
Sweet Freedom
(3,995 posts)but from the article it looks like Zimbabwe has begun the process of charging him with illegal poaching.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)madville
(7,412 posts)I doubt there is a law in the US specifically making African lion poaching illegal. There may be similar US federal poaching laws for say bears or mountain goats or whatever, I'm interested to see how this works out in the courts over the next couple of years.
seafan
(9,387 posts)Info here and here.
The Lacey Act is a U.S. law that bars trading in wildlife that has been illegally killed, transported or sold.
The Travel Act is a federal law that 'forbids foreign travel with the intent to engage in certain unlawful activities overseas. One of those activities is bribery. If Palmer traveled to Zimbabwe to hunt exotic species, and planned to bribe guides if necessary to access his prey, that offense would fall within the broad scope of the Travel Act. Palmer could be prosecuted in America for it.'
Officials in Zimbabwe have indicated that Palmer may have committed bribery.