Dubai, Oct.19 (ANI): An agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) allowing prisoner transfers between both countries is in the offing.
Revealing this, India's Ambassador to the UAE, M.K. Lokesh, told the Gulf News that the agreement is ready and is awaiting the signatures of the Interior Ministers of the two countries.
Once the agreement is inked, Indian prisoners in the UAE jails may opt to complete their prison terms back home, if they wish to do so and Emirati prisoners in Indian jails may opt to be in UAE jails.
"However, there are few conditions to be met for the prisoners to qualify for this. In about 70 to 80 per cent cases of Indian prisoners [in] UAE jails at present, they will be able to opt for it," Lokesh said.
While there are as many as 1,200 Indian prisoners in UAE jails, serving time for various offences, there is just one Emirati prisoner incarcerated in India.
It is understood that those sentenced to death and those involved in financial crimes will not be allowed to serve their sentence elsewhere.
Lieutenant-General Shakh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Interior, is expected to visit India soon to sign the agreement, Lokesh said. (ANI)
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