A vulnerable autistic man is pleading with the UK government to block his extradition to the US on cybercrime charges where he faces a 52-year sentence for alleged offending that began when he was a child.
Diogo Santos Coelho, who has been assessed as at very high risk of suicide, said he had been groomed and exploited online by adults from the age of 14 into committing the alleged crimes, which relate to the website RaidForums.
Coelho is accused of being the administrator of RaidForums, described in court as “a marketplace for individuals to buy and sell stolen databases” with about 10bn stolen records.
Should he be tried in the country he committed the alleged crimes?
That’s what extradition is for.
I’m just wondering how shitty the lives are of the people whose SSN and credit card numbers he sold were made by his actions? Now he’s trying to talk about how bad the US justice system is, all while trying to hide behind the defense of being autistic - almost like he’s implying that people with autism are incapable of handling basic responsibilities or privileges.
