Brit extradited to Thailand over murder

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Brit extradited to Thailand over murder

Published: 2 Dec 2012 at 14.57
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A British man wanted on suspicion of murdering a former US Marine has arrived in the resort town of Phuket for trial in what police said on Sunday is the first-ever case of extradition of a criminal suspect from Britain to Thailand.

Pol Col Sinard Ajhanwong, commander of Thai Interpol Region 3, said Britain had formerly declined to send suspects back under a 1911 extradition treaty. Lee Aldhouse, now 29, was arrested when he arrived at Heathrow Airport in London after fleeing Thailand in 2010.

Aldhouse, a one-time muay Thai fighter, is accused of the stabbing death of Dashawn Longfellow, who was vacationing in Thailand. Police said Mr Aldhouse allegedly killed Longfellow, then 23, on Aug 14, 2010, after being beaten by the ex-Marine during an earlier brawl at a Phuket bar.

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DickFarang
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Discussion 22 : 05 Dec 2012 at 22.0622
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@ Discussion 12 (geoffo):

You are ill-informed: Thai courts, both criminal and civil, accept interpreters.
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Discussion 21 : 03 Dec 2012 at 12.5921
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D17 & D20 your replies would make a lot more reasoned argument if it were not for the ludicrous claim by the government that a warrant cannot be served on the fugitive because they cannot find him. Remember he is not sought for imprisonment, only to come back and stand trial. Surely he can buy his way out of that.

Oh, and D20 check your history, the Brits have had no problem with coups or taking over countries if they benefit. Or maybe Canada was originally British and not native Indian?
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Discussion 20 : 03 Dec 2012 at 04.2020
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Thaksin's name always comes up. Britian will not extridite Thaksin because they don't have him. When he was in Britian they wouldn't do it because he was facing a hostel government derived from a coup. The Brits don't take kindly to coups.
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Discussion 19 : 02 Dec 2012 at 23.1819
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Fry this Limey POS. Or better yet just find a rope and a tree. I'll help tie the knot. Then the Longfellow family should find Aldhouse's relatives in the U Gay and burn their caravan down.
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Discussion 18 : 02 Dec 2012 at 22.3718
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D17: Maybe... but more likely because, in the case of the convicted fugitive bailjumper, the Thai authorities aren't doing their job nearly as diligently as with the British suspect.
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Discussion 17 : 02 Dec 2012 at 22.0517
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Maybe it has something to do with the fact that one has clear evidence of having committed a murder and the other is seen, not just by UK, but by the rest of the world as being politically motivated and therefore, no other country has been prepared to extradite?
Amazing that the UK agreed to this extradition, when they cannot get the real terrorist Abu Qatadar extradited from the UK to Jordan - even after 10 years of trying, on the grounds that he will not get a fair trial, as somebody giving evidence against him MAY have been a victim of torture??? Go figure?
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Discussion 16 : 02 Dec 2012 at 20.2116
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Yet another braindead knife wielding british scag head who'll spend the rest of his days locked up in the land of smiles. What a waste.
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Discussion 15 : 02 Dec 2012 at 19.0615
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Seems that getting one of their own convicted citizens extradited from Dubai, is much more difficult for the Thai authorities, than getting a Brit out of England.
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Discussion 14 : 02 Dec 2012 at 19.0114
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Discussion 6,
You are right.. they can also say that the 'victim' consented to be murdered.
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Discussion 13 : 02 Dec 2012 at 18.5713
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Discussion 5 wrote:
"what about that fugitive, yeah ..right...that man. Oh, he's not allow to be in the UK either. Howabout those money being withheld by the UK, will he get it ?"
No problem about the money, even he cannot get the money from UK...he will get it through the Rice Pledging Scheme...
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