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Court: Extradition provisions valid, no judicial encroachment
Two disputed provisions in the Extradition Act 1992 are valid as they do not involve any interference in the judiciary by the home minister, the Court of Appeal ruled.
A three-person bench chaired by judge Azizah Nawawi unanimously allowed the government’s appeal linked to attempts to extradite two Perak businesspersons wanted by the United States.
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