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New extradition treaty and assets sharing agreement signed in USA by David Blunkett.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 31-MAR-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 2003-UK Government: New extradition treaty and assets sharing agreement signed in USA by David Blunkett(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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A new extradition treaty and an agreement on sharing criminals' confiscated assets will be signed by Home Secretary David Blunkett and US Attorney General John Ashcroft.

The treaty brings UK/US procedures more in line with extradition arrangements to European countries by removing the need for prima facie evidence but still requiring a detailed statement of the facts of the case to be provided. It makes any crime carrying a penalty of at least 12 months imprisonment in both states extraditable.

It replaces the outdated one, agreed in 1972 and ratified in 1976.

The United States is our biggest single extradition...

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