The Camilla Broe Case
Camilla Broe entered the United States in 1986. Unlike most exchange students she became impressed with the culture and earned a VISA so she could stay.
Her father joined her later and established a business in Florida. At some point she got a boyfriend who turned out to be violent. She also gave birth to a daughter fathered by one of the people in the group of people she lived with. It turned out that some of the people in the group - including her boyfriend - were involved with trafficing of MDMA. However living thousand of miles from her network without knowing if she could trust anyone from the local authorities her life was like a bird in a golden cage. She couldn't escape until her boyfriend eventually was arrested. She left the United States in 2001. Shortly before her departure she was "offered" to testify against her boyfriend. However due to lack of knowledge of the American justice system and what the consequences could be and not least how Danes would do in Denmark, she left for Denmark. Back in Denmark she rebuilted her life. There are no record of even a traffic fine. However the past caught up with her. As revenge she was charged secretly in 2003 and deported in 2009 where she now waits for a showtrial in Miami. Regardless of the punishment the court hands out to her, she will be sent back to Denmark to serve a new sentence given by a Danish court. Most of the charges listed against her the court in Miami can not rule in as part of the extradition agreement. This case clearly shows how important it is to return home once the year as exchange student is over. Second regardless of the fact that she is facing a showtrial always travel back home as the extradition agreement will provide some protection against charges mostly based on xenophobia. Early 2010 she was aquitted of all charges brought against her. She could return to Denmark as a free woman after a 3 years ordeal. |
Camilla rejste til USA i 1986. Modsat de fleste udvekslingstuderende så fik hun et permanent VISA, så hun kunne blive.
Hendes far etablerede en karriere i Florida. På et tidspunkt fik hun sig en kæreste. Denne kæreste viste sig at være voldelig. Hun fik også en datter med en person i denne personkreds. Det viste sig senere at nogle i denne personkreds smuglede MDMA kendt som ecstasy. Imidlertid var flugt umulig da hun var tusinder af kilometre fra sit netværk og hun ikke vidste hvilke myndigheder hun kunne henvende sig til uden risiko. Hun var en fugl i et guldbur. Dette ændrede sig dog da kæresten blev arresteret. Hun forlod USA i 2001. Kort før hendes afrejse fik hun "tilbuddet" om at vidne imod hendes kæreste. Dette afslog hun som kombination af manglende viden om det Amerikanske retssystem, konsekvenserne af at nægte at vidne og ikke mindst hvordan at danskere gør i Danmark. Tilbage i Danmark fik hun bygget et nyt liv op og der er ingen oplysninger om at hun skulle have begået noget kriminelt her i landet. Men fortiden indhentede hende i form af en ny anti-terrolovgivning. Imellemtiden var hun sigtet i hemmelighed i 2003 og hun blev udleveret i 2009 så hun kan gennemgå en skueproces i Miami. Uanset hvilken dom hun måtte få i Miami, så skal hun returneres til Danmark senest 6 måneder senere hvor at hun så vil få den dom ved en Dansk domstol hun reelt skal afsone. Mange af anklagepunkterne ikke er strafbare efter danske forhold og derfor kan den Amerikanske domstol ikke dømme hende for dem på grund af udleveringsaftalen. Sagen viser hvor vigtigt at det er at rejse direkte hjem efter opholdet i udlandet. Uanset det faktum at hun står overfor en skueproces, så rejs hjem med det samme, da en udleveringsaftale sikrer en mod de fleste af anklagepunkterne der typisk vil bygge på variationer af angst for fremmede eller decideret fremmedhad. Hun blev frikendt for alle anklager i 2010 efter at have været et offer for en juridisk kampagne over 3 år. |