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“The United States will not seek the death penalty in any prosecutions it might bring against Alexanda Kotey or Shafee Elsheikh, and if imposed, the death penalty will not be carried out," the letter said. In August, the US attorney general William Barr wrote to the British government providing assurances against the death penalty.
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They had also pushed for the CPS to review claims that there was insufficient evidence for the men to be charged and tried in the UK. When the case was first heard in the High Court lawyers representing Elsheikh’s mother said Mr Javid’s actions were influenced by the “anticipated outrage” of members of the Trump administration if the mutual legal assistance request was refused.Īlexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were stripped of their British citizenship He authorised the sharing of 600 witness statements gathered by the Metropolitan Police in a letter to then US attorney general Jeff Sessions. The Supreme Court heard that American authorities refused to provide the normal assurance that it would not be used in a prosecution that could lead to the death penalty.Īfter “many exchanges”, the home secretary - then Sajid Javid - agreed to comply with the request without any assurances in June 2018. Ministers said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) concluded that there was “insufficient evidence” to prosecute the pair in Britain and so the government decided to hand its information to the US. Kotey and Elsheikh became the subject of a legal dispute after the UK refused to prosecute them, having removed their British citizenship, despite pressure from Donald Trump’s administration.
#ISIS BEATLES TRIAL#
Isis ‘Beatles’ can stand trial in US after High Court ruling.