The Macau-Portugal agreement on the extradition of fugitive offenders excludes those wanted for political crimes or facing capital punishment, according to the full text of the accord which was published in the Macau Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.
The agreement was signed by Secretary for Administration and Justice Sónia Chan Hoi Fan and Portuguese Justice Minister Francisca Van Dunem in Lisbon on May 15.
While the agreement does not expressly exclude the extradition of Portuguese nationals to Macau and Chinese nationals to Portugal, either side has the right to refuse the extradition of its own nationals. The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic allows the extradition of Portuguese nationals only if they are wanted for the crimes of terrorism and organised crime membership.
