UAE, South Africa Sign Extradition, Legal Assistance Agreements

Sumaira FH Published September 25, 2018 | 07:30 PM

ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 25th Sep, 2018) The UAE and South Africa today signed two extradition and legal assistance agreements.

The agreements were signed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi Al Dhaheri, Minister of Justice, and Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa.

The UAE Minister of Justice praised the bilateral cooperation with South Africa, and the close ties between the two countries, highlighting the importance of enhancing ties in the judicial and legal sectors, including extradition treaties and legal assistance.

Minister Masutha expressed his pleasure of visiting the nation's capital, adding that the signing of the agreements with the UAE Ministry of Justice represents the strong judicial ties with the country. The agreements will promote judicial and legal sector cooperation, in the best interest of the two friendly nations, he added.