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or has

become, for any

Party, immune

either

reason provided for under the law of from prosecution or punishment for the

offence for which his surrender has been requested.

ARTICLE 6

(1)

requested Party

is

A fugitive offender shall not be surrendered if the considers that the offence of which that person

accused or was convicted is an offence of a political

character.

(2)

A fugitive offender shall not be surrendered if the requested Party has substantial grounds for believing:

(a)

that

the

purporting

(b)

for which

request

for his return

(though

to be made on account of an offence

surrender may be granted) is in fact made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing

him ១៧

account об his гасе, religion, nationality or political opinions; or

that he might, if returned, be prejudiced at his trial or punished, detained or restricted in his

Liberty by reason of his race, religion, nationality or political opinions.

personal

ARTICLE 7

The surrender of a fugitive offender may also be refused if the requested Party considers that:

(a)

the offence is, having regard to all the

serious to

circumstances,

not sufficiently

warrant the surrender;

or

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