In a cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this Monday, Bangladesh approved the amendment that does away with the clause that required evidence in addition to the arrest warrant for deporting the suspect.
India and Bangladesh have decided to move a significant step forward on the security front by relaxing the existing extradition treaty for easy deportation of terrorists, insurgents and smugglers.
After amending the extradition treaty through a cabinet decision back home, Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is coming to India on three day visit on July 27 to sign the fresh treaty that would now require just a warrant from the court for deportation of wanted criminals by either country.
In a cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this Monday, Bangladesh approved the amendment that does away with the clause that required evidence in addition to the arrest warrant for deporting the suspect.
The significant development comes close on the heels of deadly terror attack in Dhaka by IS inspired youth and a spate of machete killings of people belonging to the minority communities in recent months.
Sources said, easier extradition will help in quickening the process of investigation in both countries that have common enemies in the form of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) or the new entrant, the IS inspired youth.
"It will do away with period of long waiting as happened in the case of insurgent leaders like ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia who finally got deported to India after long wait of several years," said the source.
India had requested Bangladesh to make the extradition process easier in the wake of increasing terror activity on both sides of the border that especially came into focus after Indian security agencies blew the cover off Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The Burdwan conspiracy of JMB had led to uncovering of a sinister design of terrorists from both the countries to create an Islamic state based on Sharia by carving out large parts from Assam and West Bengal.
The amendment relates to Section 3 of Article 10 dealing with the extradition procedures which says, "If the requests relates to an accused person, it must also be accompanied by a warrant of arrest issued by a judge..." of the Requesting State.
However, there is a rider in Section 5 which says, "If the Requested State considers that the evidence produced is not sufficient... additional evidence shall be submitted within such time as the Requested State shall require."
The suspects exploited this section in their favour during appeals as invariably the investigation was usually thin on evidence in the initial stage. The amendment to the 2013 treaty does away with this infirmity and Bangladesh Home Minister Kamal during his visit here is expected to give a final shape to the new treaty between the two neighbours.
Make extradition process easier
India had requested Bangladesh to make the extradition process easier in the wake of increasing terror activity on both sides of the border that especially came into focus after Indian security agencies blew the cover off Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The Burdwan conspiracy of JMB had led to uncovering of a sinister design of terrorists from both the countries to create an Islamic state based on Sharia by carving out large parts from Assam and West Bengal.
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