The British parents of a teenage motorcyclist killed in a crash with a US diplomat’s wife are pushing to get her sent back to the UK — in a proposed swap for Prince Andrew giving evidence to the FBI.
US authorities have repeatedly refused to extradite Anne Sacoolas, 42, who claimed diplomatic immunity and returned to the US following the head-on crash that killed 19-year-old biker Harry Dunn.
Now Dunn’s family is pressing UK authorities to offer a diplomatic deal under which Prince Andrew would finally come to the US to face the FBI in its ongoing investigation into late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle.
Britain’s foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, is expected to discuss the desired extradition Wednesday when he meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to the Times of London.
Raab is also facing mounting pressure to resist the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange without the promise of Sacoolas’ return, the UK paper said.
The Dunns’ family spokesman, Radd Seiger, said a potential swap for Andrew’s cooperation “is obviously pertinent and on the parents’ minds.”
“The concept of reciprocity is at the core of every extradition treaty between nations,” he said in a statement.
Prince AndrewWireImage“If you want someone to be extradited back to your country, you had better think twice before refusing to send someone yourself to the other country. That is the way these things work,” he said.
He said Raab had made it clear to the family that the UK “will not accept anything less than Anne Sacoolas’ return.”
“To the extent that the United States wishes to have anyone from the UK extradited to the US, including Prince Andrew, then they will absolutely have to send Anne Sacoolas back first,” Seiger said.
“If Prince Andrew has committed crimes in the US, then he should return to face their justice system. But only if the USA reverse their decision on Anne Sacoolas,” he insisted.
Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman on Monday insisted his office and the FBI had tried to interview Andrew but received “zero cooperation.”
Sources close to the prince are denying the reported lack of cooperation.
The prince has always denied any knowledge of Epstein’s depraved activities as well as having sex with accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
