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ARTICLE 7
REFUSAL OR POSTPONEMENT OF ASSISTANCE
Assistance shall be refused if :
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(a)
the Requested Party is of the opinion that
execution of the request would be contrary to the
interests of justice; or
(b)
the Requested Party is of the opinion that the
request, if granted, would prejudice its essential
or like interests.
Assistance may be refused if :
(a)
the
request
relates
to the
prosecution or
punishment of а person for an offence which is
committed outside the jurisdiction of the
Requesting Party and the Requested Party cannot
prosecute that person for such an offence committed
outside its jurisdiction in similar circumstances;
(b)
provision of the assistance sought could prejudice
the safety of any person or impose an excessive
burden on resources;
or