Part II
Regional Instruments
States Parties.
3. Extradition shall not be granted if final judgement has been
passed by a competent authority of the requested State upon the person in
respect of the terrorist act or acts for which extradition is requested.
Extradition may also be refused if the competent authority of the requested
State has decided either not to institute or terminate proceedings in respect
of the same act or acts.
4. A State Party in whose territory an alleged offender is present
shall be obliged, whether or not the offence was committed in its territory,
to submit the case without undue delay to its competent authorities for the
purpose of prosecution if it does not extradite that person.
Article 9
Each State Party undertakes to include as an extraditable offence
any terrorist act as defined in Article 1, in any extradition treaty existing
between any of the States Parties before or after the entry into force of this
Convention.
Article 10
Exchange of extradition requests between the States Parties to
this Convention shall be effected directly either through diplomatic
channels or other appropriate organs in the concerned States.
Article 11
Extradition requests shall be in writing, and shall be accompanied
in particular by the following:
(a)
an original or authenticated copy of the sentence, warrant of
arrest or any order or other judicial decision made, in accordance
with the procedures laid down in the laws of the requesting State;
(b)
a statement describing the offences for which extradition is being
requested, indicating the date and place of its commission, the
offence committed, any convictions made and a copy of the
provisions of the applicable law; and
(c)
as comprehensive a description as possible of the wanted person
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