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upheaval which can be involved in extradition, it is better a fugitive remain where he is until the requested state has judicially considered the claim for his surrender.
The failure rate in our fraud prosecutions illustrates the Government's unjustifiable faith in the ability of sometimes over-zealous prosecutors, to sift and assess evidence properly.
Abolition of the" evidence rule" reduces extradition to an executive process, which although accepted by Continental countries in respect of persons other than their own nationals, is unlikely to be accepted here, at least in the case of British subjects. The rule sensibly applied leads to public respect, whereas its abolition will, in sensitive cases, lead only to deep public concern.