Interim Haitian Government Request for the Extradition of Mr Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the South African Government

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO: 1856

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 41 OF 18 NOVEMBER 2005

MR D H M GIBSON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

(1) Whether the Government has received any request from the interim Haitian Government for the extradition of Mr Jean-Bertrand Aristide to that country in order to face corruption charges; if so, when was the request received.

(2) Whether this request has been acceded to; if not, what are the reasons for refusing the extradition request; if so, on what basis was the request approved?
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REPLY:

(1) No. Everything else falls away.