CONFIDENTIAL

ARTICLE 7

DISCRETIONARY REFUSAL OF SURRENDER

Surrender may be refused if the requested Party considers

that:

(a)

the

(b)

(၁)

offence

is, having

regard

to

all

the

to warrant

circumstances, not sufficiently serious

the surrender;

for reasons which

there has been excessive delay,

cannot be imputed to the person sought, in bringing charges, in bringing the case to trial or in making the person serve his or her sentence or the remainder

thereof;

the offence for which

surrender is

sought

was

committed within the jurisdiction of its courts;

(d) the surrender might place that Party in breach of its

obligations under international law; or

(e)

in the circumstances of the case, the surrender would

be incompatible with humanitarian considerations in

view of the age, health

circumstances of the person sought.

other

personal

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