I make no suggestion as to whether Christian Brueckner, the convicted rapist suspected of kidnapping and killing Madeleine McCann, is either guilty or not guilty of the latter offence; a court of law is the only place where that should be decided. But I do find the German constitution guilty of naivety and foolishness.

How about denying visas to German citizens with any kind of criminal record until it permits extradition of Brueckner, or subjecting German citizens to extra, irritating checks whenever they arrive on UK shores?

How about denying visas to German citizens with any kind of criminal record until it permits extradition of Brueckner, or subjecting German citizens to extra, irritating checks whenever they arrive on UK shores?

UK police would like to extradition Brueckner so that he can be properly investigated here, with a view to possibly holding a trial in Britain. But there is a large obstacle lying in the way: the German constitution prohibits the extradition of German citizens to any........

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