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Extradition Assistance by the South
African Government to two South African Citizens imprisoned
in Thailand
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 337
PUBLISHED IN THE INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 7 OF 30
JULY 2004
MRS SM CAMERER (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS:
Whether any steps have been taken to assist two South
African prisoners (names furnished - William A Bosch
and Sean G Allan) who have served approximately eight
years of a ten-year sentence, to be extradited and returned
to South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what steps?
N376E
UNQUOTE
REPLY
No. South Africa does not have a Prisoner Transfer
Agreement with Thailand or any other country. In this
regard the Government is of the view that South Africans
who are arrested for crimes committed abroad, must serve
the prison terms and conditions of such terms in the
countries where the offences were committed, in this
case, Thailand.
To enter into such agreements with countries in which
South Africans are serving drug related sentences sends
a message which contradicts the strong stand that South
Africa has taken domestically regarding serious crime
(including drug trafficking) as well as our commitment
to support international efforts to combat the narcotics
trade.
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