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ARTICLE 2

Offences

Surrender shall

(1)

within any

be

coming

granted for an offence

of the following descriptions of offences in so far

as it is according to the laws of both Parties punishable by

imprisonment or other form of detention for more than one year,

or by a more severe penalty:

(i)

(ii)

murder or manslaughter, including criminal

negligence causing death;

aiding, abetting. counselling or procuring

suicide;

(iii)

maliciously wounding;

aggravated

assault;

inflicting grievous bodily harm;

assault

occasioning bodily harm;

(iv)

offences against the laws relating to sexual

assault, including rape and indecent assault;

(v)

gross indecency with a child:

(vi)

kidnapping;

abduction; false imprisonment;

unlawful confinement;

dealing in slaves or

other persons; taking a hostage;

(vii)

offences against the

law relating to

dangerous drugs, includina narcotics and

psychoactive/psychotropic substances;