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The President of Poland signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement”, becoming the first European country to cooperate on legal matter including extradition and prisoner transfer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan announced that Poland President Andrzej Duda has signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” on 28th February and became the first European country to sign such agreement with Taiwan, which covers mutual assistance with criminals, extradition, and transfer of criminals. The agreement was approved unanimously by the Polish Sejm (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) and will take effect after the President signs the agreement.
“Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” was co-signed by the representatives of two countries in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan in June 2019. After the coordination between the two governments, the Taiwan Legislative Council completed the third reading of the agreement in December 2019 and notified the Poland side. Poland went through the legal process, including unanimous approval by the Polish Sejm and the Senate, official sign-off by the president Andrzej Duda on 28th January 2021, and finally its announcement. The agreement will take effect as soon as Taiwan receives formal notification from Poland.
Source: The Stand News #Feb01
https://bit.ly/3c0scxC
#Poland #Taiwan #AndrzejDuda #Agreement #Europe #Extradition
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan announced that Poland President Andrzej Duda has signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” on 28th February and became the first European country to sign such agreement with Taiwan, which covers mutual assistance with criminals, extradition, and transfer of criminals. The agreement was approved unanimously by the Polish Sejm (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) and will take effect after the President signs the agreement.
“Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” was co-signed by the representatives of two countries in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan in June 2019. After the coordination between the two governments, the Taiwan Legislative Council completed the third reading of the agreement in December 2019 and notified the Poland side. Poland went through the legal process, including unanimous approval by the Polish Sejm and the Senate, official sign-off by the president Andrzej Duda on 28th January 2021, and finally its announcement. The agreement will take effect as soon as Taiwan receives formal notification from Poland.
Source: The Stand News #Feb01
https://bit.ly/3c0scxC
#Poland #Taiwan #AndrzejDuda #Agreement #Europe #Extradition