New Delhi, Dec 04: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today said government was determined to secure extradition of underworld don Abu Salem to India from Portugal and formalities in this regard were being completed. "We are determined to get Abu Salem extradited to India. This has been decided," Advani said replying to supplementaries during question hour in Rajya Sabha. The Home Minister said the government of Portugal was fully cooperating with New Delhi in this regard and had send Salem to 90 days remand.
The Home Minister said the only difficulty was that the Portuguese government had a policy of not allowing extradition of any person to a country which had capital punishment. While stating that India did not have an extradition treaty with Portugal, Advani said "we are hopeful that Abu Salem will be extradited to India."
He said the government was completing various processes before completion of 90 days of his remand in Lisbon.
Soon after the government received information of the detention of Salem on September 19, a CBI team was sent to Portugal and it along with Indian embassy officials there discussed the issue of extradition of Salem, Advani said. Bureau Report