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 EXTRADITION TREATY—~ESTHONIA. NOVEMBER 8, mas. 1851 22. Crimes and offenses against the~laws of both countries for the S‘*"°"**‘“”g· suppression of slavery and slave trading. _ 23. Vlliilgiul desertion or wilful non-support of minor or dependent dBQ_.$,§jj§,Q_‘;’};h,,§g;]' °‘ c il ren. 24. Extradition shall be granted for the crimes and offenses as speci- G¢¤¤f¤'*i¤¤¤¤°*°¤¤· fied above, only subject to the condition that the crime or offense ‘ committeed is punishable under the laws of both of the High Contracting Parties at least by imprisonment with or without hard labour. - 25. Extradition shall also take place for participation in any of the *‘·°°°S¤°'*°S· crimes before mentioned as an accessory before or after the fact; provided such participation be punishable by imprisonment by the laws of both the High Contracting Parties. Article III. The provisions of the present Treaty shall not import a claim m{‘;&§)*;,*;gggS°*'°‘ ¤°· of extradition for any crime or offense of a political c aracter, nor ` for acts connected with such crimes or offenses; and no person surrendered by or to either of the High Contracting Parties in virtue of this Treaty shall be t1 ied or punished for a political crime or Aucmms. gcc-. offense. `When the offense charged comprises the act either of mur- $%ii§%¤1idiig15}i¤i$?t° der or assassination or of poisoning, either consummated or attempted, the fact that the offense was committed or attempted against the life of the Sovereign or Head of a Foreign State or against the life of any member of his family, shall not be deemed sufficient. to sustain that such crime or offensewas of a political character, or was an act connected with crimes or offenses of a political character. Article IV. No person shall be tried for any crime or offense other than that ,,,}`Sf,‘“}0l‘m,L”§§l,h°°S,‘}f§ for which he was surrendered. ¤->¤<i¤¤¢d· ,Article V. I A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered under the provisions L‘m“““°° °’"'”°· hereof, when from lapse of time or other lawful cause, according to the laws of both of the Contracting Parties the criminal is exempt _ from prosecution or` punishment for the offense for which the surrender is asked. Article VI. If a fugitive criminal whose surrender may be claimed pursuant cuiiil.i°°saii°d°Z¤l°li.(ii°§ to the stipulations hereof, be actually under prosecution, out on bail “"‘°'°’°"“"· or in custody, for a crime or offense committed in the country where he has sought asylum, or shall have been convicted thereof, his extradition may be deferred until such proceedings be determined, and until he shall have been set at liberty in due course of law. Article VII. If a fugitive criminal claimed by one of the parties hereto, shall ,.,,§§§‘§,‘}f,,,%‘§{,‘P°d by be also claimed by one or more powers pursuant to treaty provisions, O1. account of crimes committed within their jurisdiction, such criminal sn..‘l be delivered to that State whose demand is first received.