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Here it is from AMPU:

In the Bloggers & Personal forum, on a thread titled Report: Obama’s Communist Former CIA Director John Brennan Has Reportedly Fled the Country, aMorePerfectUnion wrote:
He is in Austria for a reason.
He also may have purchased Austrian citizenship, knowing the following:
Austria does not automatically extradite indicted people to the USA regardless of the crime or potential penalty. Extradition between Austria and the United States is governed by a bilateral treaty and Austrian law, both of which impose specific requirements and restrictions:
• Dual Criminality Requirement: Austria will only extradite for offenses that are punishable by more than one year of imprisonment both under U.S. law and Austrian law. The act must be a crime in both countries.
• Political and Certain Other Crimes: Austria will not extradite for political crimes, and generally not for offenses that are military or purely tax-related under Austrian law.
• Penalty Limitations: Extradition for offenses punishable by death under U.S. law is only permitted if the U.S. provides guarantees that the death penalty will not be imposed or enforced.
• Human Rights Safeguards: Extradition is prohibited if there is a risk the person would face severe prejudice (such as for political reasons, or based on origin, religion, ethnic group, etc.), or if the criminal proceedings in the requesting country do not meet basic human rights protections under the European Convention on Human Rights.
• Prior Proceedings: Extradition is barred if the person has already been acquitted or convicted of the same offense in Austria (“non bis in idem”) or if the prosecution or penalty would be barred by the statute of limitations in Austria or the USA.
• Procedural Safeguards: Austrian courts review extradition requests to ensure all treaty and legal conditions are met, and the request can be refused for various legal or humanitarian reasons.
In summary, Austria does not extradite “no matter what crime” or “no matter the penalty.” Each case is carefully reviewed under both treaty and national law, with multiple grounds for denial, especially regarding political or death penalty cases, and all must comply with principles of human rights and due process