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UAE refuses to extradite brothers accused of corruption in South Africa

UAE refuses to extradite brothers accused of corruption in South Africa

UAE accused of non-cooperation by South Africa after court rules against extraditing tycoons Atul and Rajesh Gupta

South Africa said on Friday it had learned with “shock and dismay” that the United Arab Emirates had turned down its request to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption.

The justice minister, Ronald Lamola, bluntly accused the UAE of “non-cooperation” after being informed late on Thursday of a court ruling against extraditing the tycoons Atul and Rajesh Gupta.

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