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North Texas men indicted over bizarre scheme to sail to Haitian island, kill all the men and enslave the women and children (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think the law they broke is "conspiracy to commit murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country". The conspiracy is the crime and the home country does have jurisdiction because the conspiracy is happening there and they have a law against conspiring to murder people in other countries.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago

Yep, I agree, but my opinion is that it is a reach. Conspiracy charges like these are brought against sex tourists once they have done the crime. "Against a minor" is specifically mentioned in the definition.

This is overreach of jurisdiction. It would be the same as coming after a person for planning to build a spaceship and attack an alien planet. The crime is required.