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Extradition requests made to Pakistan for crimes charged in Scottish courts: FOI release

Published: 8 November 2018
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: International, Law and order, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/03203
Date received: 1 November 2018
Date responded: 6 November 2018

Information requested

A list of extradition requests made to Pakistan since 2004 for crimes to be charged in Scottish courts.

Response

The answer to your question is that since 1 January 2004 extradition requests relating to prosecutions in the Scottish courts have been made to Pakistan in respect of Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq.

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