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ARTICLE 6

RESTRICTIONS ON SURRENDER

(1) A fugitive

A fugitive offender shall not be surrendered if

the

requested Party has

believing:

substantial

grounds for

(a) that the offence of which that person is

accused or was convicted is an offence of a

political character;

(b)

(c)

that the request for his return (though

purporting to be made on account of an

offence for which surrender may be granted)

is in fact made for the purpose of

prosecuting or punishing him on account of

his race, religion, nationality or political

opinions; or

that he might, if returned, be prejudiced at

his trial or punished, detained or restricted

in his personal liberty by reason of his

race, religion, nationality or political

opinions.

(2) For the purposes of this Agreement, the following

offences shall not be considered to be of a political

character:

(a) murder or other wilful

wilful crime against the

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