New Delhi: CBI director Ashwani Kumar today
favoured the need of encouraging mutual association of
investigating and law officers between the countries
interested in extraditing wanted criminals.
The extradition of Abu Salem, a terrorist and gangster
is still afresh in our memory. Similarly the extradition of
Maninder Pal Singh Kohli to UK on the charges of rape and
murder, Dharmendra Debi to Netherlands on the charge of murder
could be possible because of effective and smooth coordination
among the Police Liaison Officers, he said.
"We should encourage association of teams of investigating
and Law Officers from the requesting countries while execution
of such (extradition) requests by the requested countries,"
Kumar said.
"This (association) will also mitigate the necessity of
seeking further clarifications by the requested countries and
that of sending supplementary Letter of Requests by the
requesting countries," the CBI director said.
"We should encourage association of teams of investigating
and Law Officers from the requesting countries while execution
of such (extradition) requests by the requested countries,"
Kumar said.
"This (association) will also mitigate the necessity of
seeking further clarifications by the requested countries and
that of sending supplementary Letter of Requests by the
requesting countries," the CBI director said.
He was speaking during the inauguration of the first ever
Police Liaison Officers? Conference here.
Kumar also lauded the institutions of Interpol and Police
Liaison Officers (PLOs) posted all over the globe to
facilitate international cooperation among law enforcement
agencies of the world.
"I have no hesitation in saying that it is because of
timely assistance provided by PLOs that many requests of
Indian agencies for assistance in investigation and
extradition of fugitives have been executed in a record time,"
he said.
The conference was attended by liaison officers of 21
countries to share the experiences and discuss issues relating
to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the fight against
crime.
PTI
First Published: Friday, March 19, 2010, 22:05