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race, sex, religion, nationality or political opinion, or that the situation of the person whose
extradition is sought may be prejudiced by any of these considerations in the course of the
judicial proceedings;
(c) the crime for which extradition is sought is a purely military crime under the laws of the
requesting Contracting Party;
(d) under the laws of the requesting Contracting Party, the person whose extradition is sought
enjoys immunity from prosecution or from enforcement of sentence for any reason, including
the statute of limitations, clemency or amnesty;
(e) The requested Contracting Party has already issued a final judgment or has finalized
proceedings against the person whose extradition is sought for the crime specified in the
extradition request; or
(f) under the laws of the requesting Contracting Party, the extradition request concerns a case
that can only be instituted on the basis of a complaint filed by the victims.
Article 4
Discretionary grounds for denying extradition
Extradition may be denied if:
(a) under its domestic laws, the requested Contracting Party has jurisdiction over the crime for
which extradition is requested, and is in the process of conducting a case or intends to bring a
case against the person being sought for that crime, or
(b) the requested Contracting Party considers that extradition would be incompatible with
humanitarian considerations such as the age and/or state of health of the person whose is
sought and other personal considerations.
Article 5
Condition precedent for extradition
Extradition shall only be carried out if it is not contrary to the requested Contracting Party’s
system of laws.
Article 6
Channels of communication
For purposes of the present Treaty, the Contracting Parties shall communicate with each other
by way of their duly designated authorities, unless the present Treaty provides otherwise. Until
those authorities are designated, the Contracting Parties shall communicate with each other
through diplomatic channels.
Article 7
Extradition request and required documentation
1.
The extradition request shall be in writing and shall include the following: