As an independent barrister prosecuting in some of these London boroughs, I see the fallout on a weekly basis.
The timing of the announcement is significant, as is the fact that Ms Gu is being prosecuted in Anhui, some distance from Chongqing, where the crime allegedly took place, says BBC Chinese.com editor Yuwen Wu.
If he is prosecuted in the United States, some will cast him as the world's first cybermartyr.
The defense has argued that the defendants are being prosecuted in part because some have relatives who are Hamas leaders, and in part because they oppose what they see as Israel's occupation of their land.
The desire to ensure that some allegedly evil individuals are prosecuted in the United States for some particularly brutal crimes is outweighing the need to preserve the purity of Britain's opposition to the death penalty.
The authorities said there was no evidence the four men had ties to Mexican drug cartels, though some officers prosecuted in other cases, including Mr. Guerra, the former Sullivan City chief, were found to have such links.
He has suggested that some prisoners could be prosecuted in federal courts.
Administration officials said that some detainees would be prosecuted in federal courts, but did not specify which ones.
Defendants before the people's tribunal forfeit some rights accorded to those being prosecuted in the regular court system.
