Czech Republic and US ratify extradition agreement

The Czech Republic and the United States exchanged ratification documents on the treaty on extradition of criminals in Prague on Tuesday, part of an agreement between the US and the EU. The ratification process is yet to be completed by two remaining EU member states, Greece and Belgium. The Czech justice minister, Jiří Pospíšil, said that both parties will maintain the right to refuse to extradite their citizens; also, countries without capital punishment will only be able to extradite their nationals provided they will not be sentenced to death.