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| The UK public overwhelmingly oppose the extradition of Sheffield student Richard O'Dwyer to the US on copyright charges, according to the results of a poll by YouGov. | The UK public overwhelmingly oppose the extradition of Sheffield student Richard O'Dwyer to the US on copyright charges, according to the results of a poll by YouGov. |
| O'Dwyer, 24, faces up to 10 years in jail in America for charges relating to a website he founded linking to places to watch full TV shows and films online. UK authorities have pursued no charges against him. | O'Dwyer, 24, faces up to 10 years in jail in America for charges relating to a website he founded linking to places to watch full TV shows and films online. UK authorities have pursued no charges against him. |
| Only 9% of the British public believe he should face trial in the US for his actions, according to the YouGov research. The largest group, 46%, said O'Dwyer should not be prosecuted at all, while 26% felt he should be tried in the UK. | Only 9% of the British public believe he should face trial in the US for his actions, according to the YouGov research. The largest group, 46%, said O'Dwyer should not be prosecuted at all, while 26% felt he should be tried in the UK. |
| The poll adds to the mounting pressure on Theresa May, the home secretary, to take action on the O'Dwyer case, especially as only 10% of Conservative voters support extradition. | The poll adds to the mounting pressure on Theresa May, the home secretary, to take action on the O'Dwyer case, especially as only 10% of Conservative voters support extradition. |
| May, who has the statutory power to halt O'Dwyer's extradition, has been the subject of a campaign led by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to stop the extradition. Of Tory voters, 45% thought O'Dwyer should face no legal action, while 33% thought he should be tried in the UK. | May, who has the statutory power to halt O'Dwyer's extradition, has been the subject of a campaign led by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to stop the extradition. Of Tory voters, 45% thought O'Dwyer should face no legal action, while 33% thought he should be tried in the UK. |
| A petition to the Home Office , started by Wales, has gathered more than 215,000 signatures in less than two weeks. | A petition to the Home Office , started by Wales, has gathered more than 215,000 signatures in less than two weeks. |
| Wales urged May to stop ignoring the public will on the O'Dwyer case, and to agree to meet him and O'Dwyer's mother. | Wales urged May to stop ignoring the public will on the O'Dwyer case, and to agree to meet him and O'Dwyer's mother. |
| "The home secretary continues to ignore hundreds of thousands of citizens, the UK tech community, business leaders, celebrities and MPs from all parties on this issue," he said. | "The home secretary continues to ignore hundreds of thousands of citizens, the UK tech community, business leaders, celebrities and MPs from all parties on this issue," he said. |
| "She should be very clear that we are not going to go away and new supporters are joining the campaign all the time. I urge her to meet with myself and Richard's mother, Julia, as soon as possible." | "She should be very clear that we are not going to go away and new supporters are joining the campaign all the time. I urge her to meet with myself and Richard's mother, Julia, as soon as possible." |
| Julia O'Dwyer said she felt the government had so far failed her and her son, and urged May to respond to her son's campaign. | Julia O'Dwyer said she felt the government had so far failed her and her son, and urged May to respond to her son's campaign. |
| "I can't believe that Theresa May has not had the good grace to respond to this campaign so far. I had hoped that as an elected representative in a country that holds values of freedom so dear, she would have made some sort of response. | "I can't believe that Theresa May has not had the good grace to respond to this campaign so far. I had hoped that as an elected representative in a country that holds values of freedom so dear, she would have made some sort of response. |
| "I could lose my son for 10 years to a US prison for something that isn't even a crime in the UK. I have been a taxpayer for my whole working life and now, when I need our government the most, they have totally failed me." | "I could lose my son for 10 years to a US prison for something that isn't even a crime in the UK. I have been a taxpayer for my whole working life and now, when I need our government the most, they have totally failed me." |
| O'Dwyer is currently on bail in the UK pending a legal appeal against his extradition, to be heard later this year. | O'Dwyer is currently on bail in the UK pending a legal appeal against his extradition, to be heard later this year. |
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