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Lithuania, India sign extradition treaty
BC, Vilnius, 10.10.2017.Print version
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and India signed a bilateral treaty on extradition in Delhi on October 9th, envisaging procedures for extradition of suspected offenders, informs LETA/BNS.
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Lithuania's Justice Ministry said coordination of the treaty with India's
institutions took 20 years.
"The bilateral treaty envisages conditions and procedures for
extradition of persons for criminal prosecution or punishment," the
Justice Ministry said in a communique.
The document is yet to be ratified by Lithuania's parliament.
Lithuania has signed extradition treaties with nine countries, while India
has such pacts with 37 states.