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Cases. Keno Huma Kai News reporting live from Newtown. To the courts now and the state in the contempt case against Northwest businessman Suliman Carrim is strongly opposing bail, arguing that he poses a flight risk. Carrim was reportedly intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport while attempting to board a flight to the UAE. His bail application has been postponed to next Wednesday for judgment. Kai News reporter Pizzo Mlemane joins us from Pretoria. Pizzo, how could the extradition agreement?

Would the UAE affect this case? Guides, the extradition treaty between South Africa and the UAE is based on dual clinicality, meaning an offense must be tried in both countries where extras take place. The treaty covers offenses such as money laundering, fraud, and corruption. However, state president Donald Stego argues that current alleged offense is not covered by the treaty.

Respectful submission is that drug criminality cannot be found in the present matter, and therefore, extradition could not have been used in this matter as a mechanism to force the applicant to appear before court. Should the applicant become successful in flying out of the country and decide not to fly back to South Africa, the South African state could have not been in a position to extradite the applicant back into South Africa. Ladies' argument is that the UAE doesn't have an equivalent law to South Africa's Mazanga Commission legislation.

Under which Karim was arrested. This, the prosecution argues, could make it difficult for South Africa to secure its return if he flees to the UAE. The state argues that the UAE has no equivalent legislation to South Africa's laws governing the Majana Commission, which could complicate efforts to secure Karim's return if he flees. It's Tomule Manim Kayani Laato from Victoria. And human rights watchers calling for investigations.