Macedonia seeks extradition of criminals

se times
19/05/2011

Fugitives who enjoy safe havens in the region are put on notice.
By Klaudija Lutovska for Southeast European Times in Skopje -- 19/05/11
Macedonia has amended its constitution to expand existing extradition provisions and close a loophole that allowed convicted criminals to seek safe havens in the region based on dual citizenship.




"The amendment establishes the carrying out of extraditions, accompanied by the signing of bilateral agreements with each country individually, specifying the principles for the extraditions' implementation, performed only by a court decision," Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Borche Stamov told SETimes....more...
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