I haven't paid any attention to the cases alluded to, although I am aware of them. I will answer the hypothetical question originally posed.

Extradition is an important tool of justice in the modern world, and every country should be prepared to return fugitives to the jurisdiction where they stand accused, be they famous film directors, or directors of international financial institutions, or autistic child computer hackers - provided sufficient prima facie evidence exists to show there is a case that needs to be answered.

I pause when the fugitive is a national of the country he has fled to, and I would not return him if the crime he is accused of is not a crime in his homeland, or if the penalty on conviction is likely to be regarded (in the homeland) as inappropriate or unduly harsh (such as emasculation for child rape - see above; barbaric acts of revenge should never be part of a discussion about justice). I would also not return him (for political reasons rather than reasons of justice) if the country seeking extradition would not agree to extradite its own nationals accused of the same crime elsewhere, or if it were using the extradition process to circumvent proper procedure (e.g., seeking extradition in order to allow a third country to then apply for extradition in order to answer totally different charges).

I suppose the home country could offer to try the accused according to its own laws as an alternative, and if he were convicted, to be sentenced according to the same laws.

I also pause if the country is prepared to compromise its system of justice by saying, if you plead guilty to a lesser charge than the crime we think you really committed, we will give you a less harsh penalty ... especially if, after that compact has been made, and the accused has burnt his bridges by pleading guilty, the judiciary reneges on it by threatening a more severe penalty. After all, he might have been innocent, but saw no way of avoiding a guilty verdict in such a system.

I don't suppose I've said anything that hasn't already been covered, but I thought I'd state which side of the line I am on.