The Seoul Appellate Court had previously decided not to extradite Nguyen Huu Chanh to Vietnam for the reasons that "Chanh committed a political crime and Vietnam has not yet participated in the United Nations convention against bomb terrorism."

In a letter sent to the RoK Minister of Justice through the RoK Embassy in Vietnam, the Supreme People's Procuracy, while citing international laws and Vietnam's Criminal Code, noted that the reasons for the Seoul Appellate Court to refuse Vietnam's request for an extradition were unconvincing persuasive and contrary to the provisions of the agreement on extradition signed between Vietnam and the RoK on September 15, 2003.

In its capacity as representative of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in implementing the two countries' agreement on extradition, the Supreme People's Procuracy requested the RoK Minister of Justice to re-consider the decision not to extradite
Nguyen Huu Chanh to Vietnam. It's regrettable that the Seoul Appellate Court resorted to various reasons not to extradite Nguyen Huu Chanh to Vietnam. It demonstrates Seoul's attitude of non-cooperation in the struggle against terror, running contrary to the provisions of the agreement on extradition signed between the two countries as well as the International Convention.

The Supreme People's Procuracy affirmed that it had provided full and timely documents and facts to prove that Nguyen Huu Chanh had committed the crime of terror according to Article 84 of Vietnam's Criminal Code. Vietnamese legal agencies have prosecuted Nguyen Huu Chanh for his acts of terror.

As Nguyen Huu Chanh is not present in Vietnam, relevant Vietnamese agencies have issued  an international warrant against him. The commitment of crimes by Nguyen Huu Chanh and his accomplices in a long time, shows their desperate attempt to threaten the lives of civilians and those who enjoy international protection.

Even though Nguyen Huu Chanh's financial provision, instruction for accomplices' terrorist bombing against civilians and those who are under international protection had not been successful, according to Vietnam's and RoK's laws and international law and also the RoK-Vietnam agreement on extradition, the crimes are subject to extradition.

VNA