South Africa and the UAE sign Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition Treaties
Yesterday on September 25, 2018, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Adv Michael Masutha, and his United Arab Emirates counterpart, His Excellency Sultan Saeed Al Badi, signed Treaties on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The two countries began negotiating the treaties in February 2010.
The Treaties will enable the two countries to assist each other in the investigation and prosecution of crimes through mutual legal assistance and the extradition of fugitives. The Department of Justice is currently negotiation similar treaties with three other countries in line with its Annual Performance Programme.
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Mukoni Ratshitanga
Spokesperson
Cell: 066 479 6012
