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| Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas extradition refusal 'final' | Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas extradition refusal 'final' |
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| The US has said its decision to refuse an extradition request for Harry Dunn's alleged killer was final. | The US has said its decision to refuse an extradition request for Harry Dunn's alleged killer was final. |
| It comes after an Interpol Red Notice was issued for US national Anne Sacoolas who is now "wanted internationally". | It comes after an Interpol Red Notice was issued for US national Anne Sacoolas who is now "wanted internationally". |
| A US official said she had diplomatic immunity, but Downing Street branded the refusal "a denial of justice". | |
| Mr Dunn, 19, died after a crash in Northamptonshire, with Mrs Sacoolas accused of death by dangerous driving. | Mr Dunn, 19, died after a crash in Northamptonshire, with Mrs Sacoolas accused of death by dangerous driving. |
| The shadow foreign secretary has accused the Foreign Office of "clear and repeated failings". | |
| Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official based at RAF Croughton, claimed diplomatic immunity following the crash and was able to return to her home country, sparking an international outcry. | Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official based at RAF Croughton, claimed diplomatic immunity following the crash and was able to return to her home country, sparking an international outcry. |
| The Interpol Red notice means she can be arrested if she leaves the US. | The Interpol Red notice means she can be arrested if she leaves the US. |
| Mr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles was notified by Northamptonshire Police about the Interpol notice. | Mr Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles was notified by Northamptonshire Police about the Interpol notice. |
| She said it was "a huge step in the right direction". | She said it was "a huge step in the right direction". |
| Motorcyclist Mr Dunn died in a crash with a car near US military base RAF Croughton on 27 August. | Motorcyclist Mr Dunn died in a crash with a car near US military base RAF Croughton on 27 August. |
| A Home Office extradition request was refused by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in January. | A Home Office extradition request was refused by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in January. |
| On Tuesday, the state department's spokeswoman said that decision was final. | On Tuesday, the state department's spokeswoman said that decision was final. |
| She said that granting the extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas would have rendered the invocation of diplomatic immunity a practical nullity and would have set an "extraordinarily troubling precedent". | She said that granting the extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas would have rendered the invocation of diplomatic immunity a practical nullity and would have set an "extraordinarily troubling precedent". |
| She added that the US has a history of close law enforcement co-operation with the UK, and values that relationship. | She added that the US has a history of close law enforcement co-operation with the UK, and values that relationship. |
| But the Prime Minister's official spokesman said Boris Johnson "has been clear that he wants to see justice served for Harry and his family". | |
| Mr Johnson had raised the case with Donald Trump "on a number of occasions", the spokesman said. | |
| "The US refusal to extradite Anne Sacoolas amounts to a denial of justice and she should return to the UK," the spokesman added. | |
| Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy has called for a parliamentary inquiry, in which the Foreign Secretary would have to explain "failings" with Mr Dunn's case. | |
| But the Dunn family spokesman Radd Seiger said: "The White House may feel that secretary Pompeo's refusal to extradite Anne Sacoolas was final but that does not reflect the real position. | But the Dunn family spokesman Radd Seiger said: "The White House may feel that secretary Pompeo's refusal to extradite Anne Sacoolas was final but that does not reflect the real position. |
| "In fact quite the contrary, as the US Embassy in London said in a recent letter to Andrea Leadsom, both countries recognise that the final decision will rest with the court following a judicial review." | "In fact quite the contrary, as the US Embassy in London said in a recent letter to Andrea Leadsom, both countries recognise that the final decision will rest with the court following a judicial review." |
| An Interpol Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. | An Interpol Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. |
| On its website, Interpol states a red notice "is an international wanted persons notice, but it is not an arrest warrant". | On its website, Interpol states a red notice "is an international wanted persons notice, but it is not an arrest warrant". |
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