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by that_guy_iain 1303 days ago
She hasn't returned to the UK for the trial. It'll be a question of if she gets extradited or not. The US state department has said extraditing her would be highly inappropriate and an abuse.

Realistically, the US aren't sending her back. And considering she works/worked for the CIA, it's not exactly surprising.
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cmeacham98 1303 days ago
If I'm reading the Wikipedia article correctly, she got approval from the judge in the UK to attend the trial virtually. She has been requested to attend the sentencing in person, but that hasn't happened yet.
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that_guy_iain 1303 days ago
The UK has requested that she be extradited. They refused. The first time ever the US has refused a UK extradition.

She has stated that she will not return on her own free will to face a prison sentence for this accident.

She had diplomatic immunity so clearly the US aren't going to send her back. And if you were her you wouldn't go back to go to prison. This is basically a show trial.

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