On: Malaysia files charges against 17 current and ex-Goldman Sachs bosses

[pkaye]

> Criminal charges have also been filed against Gnodde’s former co-CEO Michael Sherwood, as well as three former board members of the London-headquartered subsidiary: Brian Griffiths, Robin Vince and Claes Dahlback. Twelve current and former bosses of Goldman’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices were also charged.

So what are the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore going to do? Allow these people to be extradited to Malaysia?

[robert_foss → pkaye]

Yes? Isn't that what extradition is for?

It can't just be teenage hackers who are supposed to be extradited. International financial criminals should be held accountable to the same extent.

[pkaye → robert_foss]

I mean you don't see Germany extrading Martin Winterkorn the former CEO of Volkswagen to US for the emissions fraud. Each country makes their own decisions. There are a whole bunch of financial criminals from India that seek refuge in UK and manage to stall extradition back to India forever.

[onetimemanytime → pkaye]

Suppose HK and Singapore do not (probably it has to be illegal there too for extradition to succeed) extradite them. An Interpol alert will make sure they are stuck there--forever.

[pkaye → onetimemanytime]

Yes that is true. Any time anytime crosses a border they are at risk if the other country has an extradition treaty.