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Old 12-07-2010, 10:28 AM  
minicivan
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Originally Posted by Sly View Post
He didn't commit the "crime" in Iran. He committed it in Canada. This would be like you beating somebody up in Brazil, visiting the United States and having the American police throw you behind bars for your crime in Brazil. Typically, if anything, you would be extradited. The United States would not put you in an American jail because you beat someone up in Brazil.
That would depend on the law and how its worded and what his obligations are under Iranian law as both Iranian an Iranian Muslim. You can be a US citizen, fly to another country, earn money and not pay taxes to the US. You don't need to be present in a nation to break its laws.
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