Weak laws letting criminals slip: Nikam

MUMBAI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who returned from a three-day global convention on terrorism at the United Nations in New York, has called for the simplification of extradition treaties with various countries. Nikam, without naming Pakistan, accused it of sheltering criminals, including Dawood Ibrahim and the founder members of the Indian Mujaheedin (IM).Nikam said, “We faced problems in extraditing a key accused in the Gulshan Kumar murder case.I appealed to UN members that while deciding a case under extradition laws, the country from which extradition has been requested should give due weightage to the domestic laws of the country that has made the request (India).” Nikam said that in absence of this, fugitives will take undue advantage of loopholes and seek shelter in such countries. The aim of the convention was to develope anti-terrorism strategies between countries.