Legal Breakthrough: Russia & Zimbabwe Move Toward Mutual Justice Deals in Effort to Tackle Crime
13:11 20.05.2025 (Updated: 15:28 20.05.2025)
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Legal Breakthrough: Russia & Zimbabwe Move Toward Mutual Justice Deals in Effort to Tackle Crime
Russia's government has approved two draft legal agreements with Zimbabwe, aimed at boosting bilateral justice cooperation, including cross-border investigations and prisoner transfers, pending consent and legal compliance.
What are the agreements?
1. Legal assistance agreement:
⦁ enables cross-border legal cooperation;
⦁ includes sharing documents, evidence, and seizing crime-related assets;
⦁ covers searches, arrests, and confiscation of illegal gains;
⦁ requests can be denied for security, legal, or discrimination concerns;
⦁ assistance isn't required if the act isn't a crime in the receiving country.
2. Prisoner transfer agreement:
⦁ permits transfer of prisoners who have at least one year left to serve;
⦁ prisoner's transfer is accepted if the crime is also punishable by jail time in the receiving country;
⦁ requires prisoner's (or representative's) consent;
⦁ transfer can be refused if the crime is time-barred or the prisoner hasn’t paid court-ordered fines.
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Russia's government has approved two draft legal agreements with Zimbabwe, aimed at boosting bilateral justice cooperation, including cross-border investigations and prisoner transfers, pending consent and legal compliance.
What are the agreements?
1. Legal assistance agreement:
⦁ enables cross-border legal cooperation;
⦁ includes sharing documents, evidence, and seizing crime-related assets;
⦁ covers searches, arrests, and confiscation of illegal gains;
⦁ requests can be denied for security, legal, or discrimination concerns;
⦁ assistance isn't required if the act isn't a crime in the receiving country.
2. Prisoner transfer agreement:
⦁ permits transfer of prisoners who have at least one year left to serve;
⦁ prisoner's transfer is accepted if the crime is also punishable by jail time in the receiving country;
⦁ requires prisoner's (or representative's) consent;
⦁ transfer can be refused if the crime is time-barred or the prisoner hasn’t paid court-ordered fines.
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