GEORGETOWN: Guyana’s government says it hopes to work out a new extradition treaty with the U.S. after failed efforts to extradite fugitives who fled to the South American country.
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says the 1931 treaty established when Britain ruled Guyana is vague and subject to judicial interpretation.
Several suspects sought for U.S. extradition have successfully challenged the treaty in court and remain free in Guyana. They faced charges ranging from murder to drug trafficking.
Ramjattan said Saturday that the U.S. sometimes caught Guyanese fugitives when they visited nearby Trinidad, where the extradition process is easier.
Talks on a new treaty have not yet begun.
