NDPP Shamila Batohi said the reason for the UAE’s refusal to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta “does not make sense”. 👀 Guptas Get the details here ⬇️
Atul Gupta briefs the media outside the Randburg Magistrates' Court in Johannesburg on 27 September 2010. Picture: Gallo Images/Foto24/Felix Dlangamandla
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola on Friday said his department has learned with “shock and dismay” that South Africa’s application to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta from theLamola said his department will appeal the decision and will continue to engage with authorities in the UAE over the matter.had appeared in an extradition hearing in February. The South African government, however, was only told about this on Thursday.
Batohi said the extradition request was denied based on a technical aspect regarding a cancelled warrant of arrest.“The initial warrant of arrests did not list all the charges. When extradition was sought, new charges were added to make sure all of the charges were included,” said Batohi. “The fact that the UAE has used this as a reason for denying the application is confusing and, in our opinion, does not make sense.”Lamola said South Africa should have been afforded the opportunity to give it opinions around the extradition hearing.Batohi added that all the technical issues were very carefully followed throughout the extradition request, with the help of extradition experts and authorities in the UAE.Lamola said officials in the UAE had confirmed “all our papers were in order”.
If there were issues with South Africa’s warrant, the authorities in the UAE would have been obliged to provide clarity on this, he said.
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