Babar Ahmad's supporters say the handling of his case has been a prime example of extradition unfairness.
The Spanish prosecutor, Eduardo Fungairio, argued the case in favor of extradition.
"On the evidence before us, the risk of a degenerative condition can only strengthen the case for extradition".
So how did the Americans build a case for extradition?
Kaleil's case just happens to shine a harsher light on the practice, given that it appears to be the first case in the history of extradition between the two countries that a U.S. citizen's extradition has been sought subject to charges unrelated to drug-trafficking, violence or skipping bail.
In Britain, the debate has tapped an additional vein of resentment over the role of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the final arbiter of extradition cases invoked by suspects after all other avenues of appeal have been closed.
The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of "trivial" requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.
Instead of relying on local prosecutions, American antidrug agents are concentrating on building cases for extradition to the United States.
I was in and out of courts for 10 years with [the extradition case of the computer hacker] Gary McKinnon".
-- Gary McKinnon Extradition Case - The PM will likely raise with the Secretary (as he has with the Ambassador) the extradition case of Gary McKinnon.
