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UAE authorities have extradited Gergely Franc to Belgium where the Albanian will stand trial for premeditated murder. Authorities did not disclose further details of the charge of premeditated murder. Franc’s extradition on Friday (December 29) follows an extradition request by Belgium authorities to the UAE government. He was transferred to the relevant authorities according to the extradition agreement, signed by the UAE and Belgium. The UAE Minister of Justice approved the extradition on December 13. The UAE signed an extradition agreement with the Belgium in December 2021. The country completed its national legislation requirements in August 2022, with Belgium completing the same process in October 2022. The agreement formally came into effect in November 2022. The extradition agreement with Belgium is one of more than 40 agreements signed in recent years with several countries. The UAE is “committed to enhance cooperation on legal and judicial matters with all countries according to best international practices, aiming to reinforce efforts that combat dangerous global crimes pertaining to organized crime, money laundering, terrorism financing, and drug smuggling and trafficking, among others,” according to state news agency WAM. ICA/Expat Media
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