NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 675
DATE OF QUESTION: 15 MARCH 2010
675. Ms M Smuts (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:
Whether the Italian government has requested from 1996 onwards the extradition of a certain person (name furnished) who was first accused and then convicted in Italy of organised crimes relating to the so-called Mafia; if so, (a) on what dates in each case, (b) what were the reasons for refusal in each case, (c) why was the bilateral extradition treaty with Italy not honoured and then terminated, (d) why (i) was section 3 of the Extradition Act, Act 67 of 1962, not used and (ii) has an extradition request in terms of the bilateral treaty with the European Union not been honoured yet, (e) which section in his department dealt with the Italian requests and (f) who took the decision to refuse co-operation with each request?
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Name of person referred to:- Vitto Palazolo
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