Taiwan and Germany concluded a judicial cooperation in criminal matters agreement March 23 in Taipei City, marking a milestone in the bilateral relationship.
The pact was signed at the Ministry of Justice’s headquarters by Taiwan’s Rep. to Germany Shieh Jhy-wey and German Institute Taipei Director-General Jorg Polster. Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang and Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang were both present as witnesses.
According to the MOJ, the Arrangement on the Cooperation in the Area of Judicial Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters is the seventh of its kind between Taiwan and a European county.
In his opening remarks, Tsai said bilateral cooperation in judicial matters has progressed apace since the two countries concluded a prisoner exchange agreement in November 2013. Since then, the two sides have completed seven prisoner transfers, he added.
The pact provides improved protection for both nations’ people and promotes greater two-way exchanges amidst increasing challenges stemming from the pandemic and cross-border crime, he added.
Taiwan has signed judicial agreements, arrangements, memorandum of understanding and treaties with Belize, Japan, Nauru, Palau, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the MOJ said. (SFC-E)
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