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Posted on 09th December, 2006
London - British Home Secretary Dr. John Reid MP and the UAE Minister of
Justice Mohammed Nakhira Al Dhaheri signed two bilateral Treaties on
Extradition of Criminals and on Mutual Legal Cooperation in civil,
criminal and commercial matters on the 06th December, 2006.
The treaties are the first comprehensive set of modern treaties that the
UK has concluded with an Arab state. And both the countries are looking forward to the early ratification of the
newly signed treaties.
John Reid said the United Arab Emirates is one of the closest partners
in the middle east, and that both of our countries are determined to
work together to tackle the issues of international crime and terrorism.
John Reid added the treaties will make significant advances in the government's crackdown
on VAT "carousel" fraud, which is draining billions of pounds from the
UK's public finances.
For his part, UAE Minister of Justice Mohammed Nakhira Al Dhaheri stated
that "the two treaties are further enhancement to the standing distinct
ties between the UAE and the UK in general and in legal and judicial
areas in particular."
The
Guardian reports about the 'Carousel Fraud' and that the UK Government
hopes cooperation treaty with UAE will slow down the activities'.
Dubai, the second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates after Abu
Dhabi, is known to be a major hub for this fraudulent activity. In 2005
there was a rise in fraud to third countries such as Dubai, after
tougher measures in the European Union caused fraudsters to redirect
their trading towards non-EU countries where they believed they could
avoid regulation. Experts say 90% of the money defrauded from the
British government winds up being laundered through Dubai banks.
The latest estimates by the Office for National Statistics show that
carousel fraud activity, rather than actual VAT losses, dropped to £1bn
in September, the third monthly fall and the lowest for about 12 months.
During spring and summer this year, the attempted fraud levels had
surged up to £4bn a month.
Carousel fraud occurs when a criminal imports high-value items such as
mobile phones or computer chips, sells them on through a chain of
traders and re-exports them. The VAT is not handed over when importing
them and is reclaimed when exported. The same consignment of goods can
be used dozens of times and fraudsters have become so sophisticated that
computer programs are used to create phantom shipments of goods.
Return to Main Page: The Extradition Treaties
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UAE
Federal Law on International Judicial Cooperation
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Article 9 sets out conditions under which extradition request is denied.
According to the article, an accused may not be extradited if he/she is
a citizen of the country or if the crime committed is of political
nature. Political crimes, however, do not include terrorism, war crimes,
annihilation, insulting head of state of family members, insulting the
prime minister or all persons under international protection and
sabotaging the country's public installations or interests.
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India - UAE Extradition Treaty |
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It would be
unfortunate if the Government is to ignore the
plight of its citizens in these countries, while
entering into a treaty of this kind. Innocent
citizens have been like flies to wanton boys for
these oil gods who flog them for their sport
rather than faith and therefore the Government
should not fail to foresee the consequences of
signing such a treaty. View
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