UAE approves extradition pact with India
The UAE cabinet approved an extradition treaty with India which will facilitate the transfer of convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement is expected to help around 1,200 Indian prisoners who have been languishing in UAE prisons.
As per the extradition agreement, Indian prisoners in the UAE jails, those who have been sentenced, will have a choice to spend the remaining prison term in India.
The UAE also ratified a similar agreement with Pakistan.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs