India calls for global laws on extradition

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 26. Stepping up its support for a global campaign against terrorism, India has called for international laws to facilitate extradition of wanted terrorists.

Intervening in the discussion on the draft resolution on international terrorism in the ongoing 70th Interpol Annual General Assembly at Budapest, the CBI-Interpol India chief, Mr. P.C. Sharma, urged member-countries to give serious thought to putting in place certain legislation relating to extradition of wanted terrorists.

``It is not sufficient to merely locate and identify suspected terrorists. At this stage, it is imperative on all nations to demonstrate the will to help in the fight against terrorism. This can be done only by handing over the wanted persons who could be made to face fair trial and answer for the consequences of their action,'' he said.

Mr. Sharma, head of the Indian delegation, stressed upon the need to incorporate a condemnation of trans-border terrorism or the tendency of countries to engage in proxy-war and training terrorists while claiming to be champion of freedom and democracy.

India said a mechanism be devised by which information on terrorism is passed on to the Interpol Secretariat at Lyon in a timely manner so that it can be collated, analysed and passed on to the countries needing the data.

With the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. looming large in the background, top police officials from 157 countries were unanimous in their condemnation of terrorism of any sort anywhere.

``This is necessary because when we talk of global terrorism, we cannot ignore it wherever it takes place. If we do so, we do so at our own peril. Hence, this general assembly must unequivocally condemn acts of terrorism such as they have been reported anywhere in the world, as a challenge to the forces of peace and order all over the world,'' Mr. Sharma said.

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