 His Erbonian Majesty's Embassy in Beaumont To His Excellency the Secretary of State of the Union of Christian States 24th of January, 2019 Your Excellency, In the interest of our two states' mutual security, and of justice for all men, I have the honour to refer to the Government of the Union of Christian States's expressed intention of establishing treaties for the extradition of criminals between states. I have to propose on behalf of His Erbonian Majesty that a such treaty be established between the Union of Christian States and Great Nortend, with the terms in general being as follows: I. The two countries engage to deliver up to each other those persons be who are being proceeded against or who have been convicted of a crime committed in the territory of the one country, and who shall be found within the territory of the other country. II. Native born or naturalised subjects of either country are excepted from extradition. III. Only serious crimes subject to the likely deprivation of liberty of more than a year in both countries may be extradited for, including: A. Murder, homicide, petty treason, manslaughter, parricide, poisoning, infanticide, assassination, or forstall. B. Counterfeiting, forging or altering money, or uttering any counterfeit, forged or altered money. C. Procuration of an abortion or miscarriage. D. Rape. E. Indecent assault or acts of indecency with any girl under the age of eighteen. F. Abduction, false imprisonment or kidnapping. G. Bigamy, sodomy, buggery or beastiality. H. Assault, wounding or battery occasioning grievous bodily harm. I. Threats occasioning extortion. K. Perjury or subornation of perjury, or compounding of any felony or treason. L. Misprision of treason or misprision of felony M. Arson. N. Burglary or housebreaking. O. Misprision by embezzlement, embezzlement, larceny, theft or stealing. P. Fraud by any person, made criminal by any act or law Q. Obtaining any money, goods or valuables by false pretences, or cheating, or knowingly obtaining, receiving or accepting any money, goods or valuables that have been unlawfully obtained. R. Crimes against debt, bankruptcy or insolvency. S. Dealing in slaves. T. Maritime crimes, or crimes in admiralty, including the sinking or destroying of a vessle at sea, revolting by two or more persons on board in the high seas against the authority of the master, possessing any vessle by force or violence, giving a ship over to pirates or any act of violence or depravity by crew of a ship involving subjects of either country. U. Espionage or high treason by any person not a subject of either country. W. Any conspiracy or attempt to do any crime aforesaid. IV. Crimes in which capital punishment may be, or shall be, ordered may be extradited for. V. Extradition shall also be for participants as principals or accessories in any of the aforesaid crimes, as long as such participation is punishable by the laws of both countries. VI. Extradition shall apply under any agreement resultant from the proposed treaty for any crime committed before the signature thereof. VII. No extradition shall take place if it is found that the prosecution of a person for any offence is for political purposes. VIII. Extradition shall take place in both countries in the following form: A. Extradition shall be requested with the presentation by the ambassadour of the requesting country to the relevant Secretary of State of the requested country of an authenticated or duly legalised copy of a writ, warrant or certificate of arrest or conviction against a person accused, clearly setting forth the nature of crime or offence with which he has been charged or convicted, as well as a description of the person charged or any information which may serve to identify him. B. An official authorised by the requested country's government shall consider the request, and if more information is needed, immediately inform the ambassadour of the requesting country of the fact. C. If the said official is satisfied with the request, he shall arrest, apprehend or cause to be arrested or apprehended the person charged or convicted with the crime or offfence, and if he is satisfied that the crime or offence with which he has been charged or convicted would be a crime or offence which would satisfy the criteria for extraditable crimes aforesaid, by order under his hand and seal order that the same person be surrendered to such person as may be duly authorized to receive him by the requesting country. IX. Warrants, depositions or statements on oath issued or taken in the dominions of either country, and copies thereof, and any other judicial document stating the facts of conviction or arrest, shall be received in evidence in the proceedings in the other country, if they are signed by a magistrate, warden of the peace, judge or other authorised official of the country where they were issued or taken, and if they are authenticated by oath of a witness or sealed by the official seal of a Secretary of State, court or other minister. X. The request for extradition shall not be complied with if the person charged or convicted has been already tried for the same offence in the country whence the extradition is demanded. XI. If the person requested for extradition under an agreement resulting from this proposal, should be claimed by any other power on account of crimes committed in their own dominions, his surrender shall be to the state whose request was earliest, unless there shall be other compelling reason by virtue of the gravity of the crimes committed, or for other reasons. XIII. If the person requested for extradition should be under prosecution or condemned for a crime or offence committed in the country where he has taken refuge or resides his surrender may be deferred until he is set at liberty under the due course of law. XIV. Those articles founds in the possession of the person charged or convicted at the time of his arrest shall, if the competent authority so decides, be seized and delivered up with his person at the time when the surrender shall be made. XV. Each country shall defray the expenses occasioned by the arrest within its dominions, the detention, and the conveyance to its border, of the persons whom it may have consented to surrender in pursuance to any agreement resultant from the proposed treaty. If the foregoing proposal, or another form of treaty for extradition, is agreeable to the Government of the Union of Christian States, I have the honour to suggest that a meeting be scheduled in the near future to fully determine and decide upon the contents of such a treaty and to thereafter occasion the signature of assent thereto by our respective sovereigns, or their delegates. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. (Sgd.) H. MOUSE Harold Mouse Ambassadour to the Union of Christian States |
