The United Arab Emirates has rejected South Africa’s request to surrender Atul and Rajesh Gupta to stand trial for state capture crimes.
The United Arab Emirates has rejected South Africa’s request to surrender Atul and Rajesh Gupta to stand trial for state capture crimes.to stand trial for state capture crimes.
The diplomatic letter was delivered to Pretoria on Wednesday, but Lamola learnt of it a day later when he contacted the UAE ambassador to ask for an update on the process. “On the charge of fraud and corruption, the court found that the arrest warrant relating to this charge was cancelled.” “The reasons provided for denying our request are inexplicable and fly in the face of the assurances given by Emirati authorities that our requests meet their requirements,” Lamola said.
“Article 17 places a clear requirement on state parties to obtain clarity on a specific matter before refusing an extradition request.”
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