The Canadian Press: US man convicted in death of wife during honeymoon scuba dive on reef leaves Australian jail

The Canadian Press: US man convicted in death of wife during honeymoon scuba dive on reef leaves Australian jail: "American man convicted in the death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba dive was released from an Australian jail Thursday and taken into immigration custody, where he will remain until officials are convinced he won't face the death penalty if sent home.
Australia is a staunch opponent of the death penalty and is seeking assurances that Gabe Watson won't face capital charges if he is returned to Alabama, a pro-death penalty state that wants to try him again over his wife's death.
Watson, dubbed the 'Honeymoon Killer' by the Australian media, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife of 11 days, 26-year-old Tina Watson, during a 2003 scuba diving trip on the Great Barrier Reef.
Officials in Queensland state initially charged him with murder, arguing he killed Tina by turning off her air supply and holding her underwater. Watson pleaded guilty to a lesser charge last year in an Australian court and was sentenced to 18 months — a punishment Tina Watson's family and Alabama authorities slammed as far too lenient."