{
  "id": 10931683,
  "title": "FUGITIVES VS ENFORCEMENT: SA’s Gupta extradition flop now dulls UAE’s shiny approach to catching global fugitives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/fugitives-vs-enforcement-sas-gupta-extradition-flop-now-dulls-uaes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:56:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-30-sas-gupta-extradition-flop-now-dulls-uaes-shiny-approach-to-catching-global-fugitives/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In early 2022, Interpol confirmed that red notices had been issued for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, two fugitives from India wanted in South Africa for their role in the State Capture crimes committed during the presidency of Jacob Zuma between 2009 and 2018. The brothers had denied any involvement in these crimes.\n\nIn October 2022, South Africa requested the extradition of the Guptas from the UAE, which had reportedly arrested them in Dubai a few months prior. South African officials then followed up with a formal extradition request in September 2022. They also requested a written update on the extradition proceedings in October 2022, and sent a letter in April 2023 requesting an update, which went unanswered.\n\nIn February 2023, South Africa's Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola disclosed that the extradition hearing had concluded in a Dubai court on February 13, 2023, and that the extradition request had been unsuccessful. The court had found that the UAE had jurisdiction to prosecute a money laundering charge, while an arrest warrant related to fraud had been cancelled.\n\nMeanwhile, the Guptas had reportedly left the UAE and were believed to be in India. In 2025, South Africa's Interim Director of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, stated that the UAE had not provided a response as to why the extradition had failed, and that she had to resubmit South Africa's request.",
  "summary": "The United Arab Emirates once seemed to attract global crooks. Now its justice minister has detailed tightened extradition approaches and reiterated that partnerships between countries are key. Pity then about South Africa’s failed attempt to get the fugitive Gupta brothers back from there to face State Capture accusations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}