OREANDA-NEWS  At a meeting on Tuesday, the State Duma ratified the agreement between the Russian Federation and Kuwait on the transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment.

It was signed in St. Petersburg on June 28, 2024.

The agreement provides that the parties provide each other with the widest possible assistance in the transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment, in accordance with the provisions of the document.

It is established that a person sentenced to imprisonment in the territory of one of the countries, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, may be transferred to the territory of another country to serve the sentence imposed. For this purpose, a person or his legal representative may apply to both the sentencing State and the State of enforcement for the transfer of a person in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. A transfer request can be sent by both the sentencing State and the State of execution of the sentence, the document provides.