Following an extradition request submitted to the UAE government, the authorities in the UAE have today, December 29, 2023, extradited Gergely Franc, an Albanian national, who is accused of premeditated murder, to the appropriate authorities in Belgium.
After a trial, the established legal and judicial process, and the approval of the extradition by the UAE Minister of Justice on December 13, 2023, the accused was handed over to the appropriate authorities in accordance with the terms of the extradition agreement signed by the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Belgium.
These procedures attest to the UAE’s continuous cooperation with foreign allies in the pursuit of global justice.
In December 2021, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Belgium inked an extradition agreement. August 2022 marked the completion of the nation’s requirements under national legislation; Belgium followed suit in October 2022. The formal implementation of the agreement took place in November 2022.
The United Arab Emirates has pledged to pursue additional agreements in this area, and the extradition deal with the Kingdom of Belgium is just one of almost 40 agreements made with various nations in recent years.
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