THE MAIL AND GUARDIAN
JOHANNESBURG 6 DECEMBER 1999

SA 'REVIEWING EXTRADITION REQUEST'

SOUTH Africa is reviewing a request from Ethiopia to extradite former
dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, the department of foreign affairs said on
Monday.

The South African government received a formal request on Friday night,
foreign affairs spokesman Dan Ngwepe said. "The relevant government
departments and agencies will review this request in the coming days." The
request was forwarded through the South African embassy in Addis Ababa. "All
developments in this regard will be discussed with the Ethiopian authorities
within existing diplomatic channels," Ngwepe said. He declined to elaborate.

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