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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Vulnerable man pleads with UK government to block extradition to US

Diogo Santos Coelho
Diogo Santos Coelho: ‘I’m just scared of the US system seeking retribution …’ Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

A vulnerable autistic man is pleading with the UK government to block his extradition to the US on cybercrime charges where he faces a 52-year sentence for alleged offending that began when he was a child.

Diogo Santos Coelho, who has been assessed as at very high risk of suicide, said he had been groomed and exploited online by adults from the age of 14 into committing the alleged crimes, which relate to the website RaidForums.

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