April 25, 2024
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North Korea, Russia sign new extradition treaty: KCNA

Prisoner transfer agreement will allow convicts to request return to home country

North Korean and Russian officials on Tuesday signed a new treaty on the extradition of imprisoned individuals, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

President of the DPRK Central Court Kang Yun Sok and Russian Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov reportedly signed “a treaty of extradition of those given a verdict of deprivation of freedom between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.”

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