Barbados and China yesterday signed two treaties aimed at assisting each other in investigating criminal matters and bringing fugitives to justice.
Acting Attorney General, Michael Lashley, signed the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty as well as an Extradition Treaty with China’s Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao.
Lashley said the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty would enable both countries to receive assistance in terms of investigations, prosecutions and other proceedings related to criminal matters.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister said the treaties were yet another signal that Barbados and China maintained close relations and the ability to collaborate on important issues.
He further lauded law enforcement in this country for assistance in the recent apprehension of two Chinese fugitives who had been on the run in the Caribbean and were eventually recaptured in St. Vincent.
