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McKinnon's supporters had hoped at the very least Scott Baker would have endorsed the "forum bar to extradition" test, which is already on the statute book but has not yet been implemented.

Even his one glaring inconsistency - his decision to detain General Pinochet to enable Spain's extradition claim to be tested in the courts - has turned out to be a frost.

The MPs' recommendations include: Amending the text of the 2003 treaty to ensure the same test applies for extradition from both countries.

Although the extradition hearing is not a test of guilt or innocence, McNabb said Dotcom's lawyers may argue they should be allowed a limited discovery process to show that probable cause has not been met.

Once the police have arrested the suspect, the courts must decide whether or not the US has met the tests required for an extradition to take place.

The men fought the case saying that the British courts were not allowed to properly test the evidence behind the extradition request.

Double jeopardy is specifically outlined as an exemption in the US-Italy extradition treaty, though it has never been tested in court.

Correspondents say that Sweden could apply a more stringent test than that used when an extradition is sought from the United Kingdom.

If medical tests find him "unfit to plead, or arguably so, it will be argued that it would be oppressive to extradite within the meaning of" Britain's extradition laws, Mr. Jones said according to The Press Association news agency.

Eoin O'Shea, an extradition expert at Simmons & Simmons in London, said: "It's a far less rigorous test in England now for extradition than it used to be.

A forum test could prevent the delays and controversies we have seen in recent extradition cases.