gavinmac wrote:But that doesn't apply here if Cambodia is doing the arresting and deporting...
Yes, that is the key, isn't it? And the fact that the Cambodians are not only the ones arresting and deporting him, but the crime he is charged with is not under US law at all, further removing the offender's situation from protections he would normally be afforded under US law. Talk of "
All the Americans are doing..." aside, even if it was shown that US authorities not only created the situation, but instigated and played a material role in his arrest (by actively providing information and coordination,) since they are working with people operating outside of US law, he would still not be entitled to the protections of due process under US law. On this interpretation it would appear that US authorities (including the FBI) are entitled to act extra-judicially in some circumstances, e.g. to take action against US citizens on foreign soil that would otherwise be in violation of their legal rights, so long it doesn't happen under US law. Which leads me to wonder, if it is extra-judicial, is there any limit to this freedom? Could they, for example, set up a citizen to be killed instead of arrested, and be protected by the same reasoning?
Waddaya think?