Maltese national Daniel Meli has won his case against extradition to the US, where he is wanted for selling malware on the dark web.

Meli had initially agreed to extradition following legal advice, but changed his mind after learning about the potential implications. His parents fought tooth and nail against their son’s extradition, and his mother Lucienne Meli gave a heartfelt interview to Lovin Malta where she warned that a prison sentence in the US would be akin to a “death sentence”.