And the Dubai Government Media Office stated on Twitter, on Friday, that Attorney General Essam Issa Al Humaidan appealed this week to a court decision in Dubai that it was not possible to extradite Sanjay Shah, and the appeal will be considered before the Dubai Court of Cassation.
Dubai Police had arrested the man based on a request for his extradition from the Danish authorities. The Public Prosecutor referred the request to the court to rule on the possibility of his extradition to Denmark, but the court decided that he could not be extradited.
Case details
- UAE Minister of Justice: The arrest of Sanjay Shah, the suspect in a case of tax fraud and money laundering worth $1.7 billion in Denmark, came after receiving an international arrest warrant issued by the Danish authorities last June.
- The UAE is working to thwart organized crime in all its forms to protect the state and support the integrity of the international financial system, within the framework of international cooperation with partners, according to the UAE Minister of Justice.
- “The UAE’s commitment to joint cooperation is represented in the extradition agreement signed with Denmark in March 2022, which is one of 37 agreements signed in recent years,” according to the UAE Minister of Justice.
- A court in the United Arab Emirates has ordered Britain’s Sanjay Shah, the prime suspect in a Danish dividend tax fraud case known as Com-X, and two other suspects to return about 8 billion Danish kroner ($1.1 billion) to Denmark.
- The Danish Tax Authority received the news of the UAE court ruling with satisfaction on one of the main sides in the tax dividends case.
- Last year, Shah’s lawyer said his client denied any wrongdoing and that he had obtained professional advice before conducting the transactions.
#Dubai #Public #Prosecutor #appeals #decision #refusing #extradite #wanted #Briton #Denmark