Extradition treaties ?

[daveza]

Was reading about the Vox / Dealstream fiasco and got to wondering about extradition policies between countries.

Apparently Russell Leigh from Dealstream nicked R 17 million worth of shares from Vox and skipped to Israel. As we have no extradition treaty there is nothing we can do.

Does anyone know which countries SA has extradition treaties with ?

If someone from SA traveled to Israel, assassinated a politician then escaped back here, he would be untouchable ( legally ) ?

I understand there are issues of fair justice and fair punishment - eg lengthy jail terms for bonking on a beach in Dubai seems excessive by our standards, but surely it is incumbent on countries not to harbour and protect fraudsters, murderers, sexual pervs etc ?

 

[TheHiveMind]

I think America can get you here, no questions asked. Not true the other way around.
I believe they have that setup with alot of countries, including the uk. I might be wrong.



ED::Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties

 

[JimM]

South Africa currently has extradition agreements with the following countries:

As of 1st January 2008

Source SA Department of Justice.

Botswana
Lesotho
Approval to ratify by Parliament on 7 November 2001
Entered into force on 23 December 2003
Notice published in Government Gazette 26375 of 28 May 2004
Malawi
Swaziland
United States of America
Instruments of Ratification exchanged on 25 June 2001
Approval to ratify on 9 November 2000
Notice in Government Gazette 7100 of 29 June 2001
Canada
Approval to ratify by Parliament on 3 April 2001
Notice in Government Gazette 7063 of 18 May 2001
Australia
Approval to ratify by Parliament on 9 November 2000
Notice in Government Gazette 7132 of 1 August 2001
Israel
Egypt
Approval to ratify on 11 November 2002
Instruments of ratification exchanged on 16 September 2003
Entered into force on 16 September 2003
Notice in Government Gazette 26497 of 2 July 2004
Algeria
Approval to ratify on 11 November 2002
Not yet in force
Nigeria
Approval to ratify on 11 November 2002
Not yet in force
China
Approval to ratify on 11 November 2002
Instruments of ratification exchanged on 18 October 2004
Entered into force on 17 November 2004
India
Approval to ratify on 9 November 2004
Instruments of ratification exchanged on 6 December 2005
Entered into force on 16 December 2005

Treaties negotiated but not yet signed:
• Zambia (Extradition and MLAT)
• Hungary (Extradition) (Covered under COE Convention on Extradition)
• Namibia (Extradition and MLAT)
• Hong Kong (Extradition and MLAT)
• Brazil (MLAT)
• Republic of Korea (Extradition and MLAT)
Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties signed but not yet ratified:
• Iran ( Signed on 31 August 2004, Submitted to Parliament for ratification)
• Argentina (Extradition and MLAT) Signed on 28 February 2007
The Treaty with the Republic of China (Taiwan), signed on 30 December 1987, is deemed to be terminated in terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Establishment of diplomatic relations between the RSA and the PRC .
South Africa has Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties with the following countries:
Canada (Ratified by Parliament on 3 April 2001, Entered into force 5 May 2001)
USA (Ratified by Parliament on 9 November 2000, Entered into force on 25 June 2001)
Lesotho (Ratified by Parliament on 7 November 2001, Entered into force on 23 December 2003)
Egypt (Ratified by Parliament on 11 November 2002, Entered into force on 16 September 2003)
Algeria (Ratified by Parliament on 11 November 2002, Not yet in force)
Nigeria (Ratified by Parliament on 11 November 2002, Not yet in force)
France (Ratified by Parliament on 11 November 2002, Entered into force on 1 March 2004, Notice in Government Gazette 27371 of 18 March 2005 )
China (Ratified by Parliament on 21 October 2003, Instruments of ratification exchanged on 18 October 2004, Entered into force on 17 November 2004 )
India (Approval to ratify on 3 November 2004, Instruments of ratification exchanged on 6 December 2005, Entered into force on 6 December 2005 )
The Department is currently busy setting up negotiations for the conclusion of extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties with various countries including:
United Arab Emirates
Peru
Uruguay
Tunisia
Cuba
Pakistan
New Zealand
Taiwan (MLA – MOU)
Chile
Kuwait

Israel is on the list!!

 

[daveza]

Thanks for the info.

Again one can't believe everything you read -

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/quickprint/print.asp?StoryID=191704

Vox has filed a charge against the former owner of Dealstream with the Office of Serious Economic Offences, but will now leave the matter to the authorities, says executive chairman Tony van Marken.

The collapse of Dealstream wiped out Reed's shareholdings and a total of 29 million shares were “misappropriated”.

Dealstream's former CEO, Russell Leigh, fled to the UK and is now believed to be in Israel, a country with which SA has no extradition treaty.