Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)

  • Recently, the Indian government has sought evidence in the San Francisco consulate case under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT).
  • The MLAT is an agreement between two or more countries which sought to gather and exchange information in matters that aims to enforce public or criminal laws.
  • A mutual legal assistance request is commonly used to formally interrogate a suspect in a criminal case, when the suspect resides in a foreign country.
  • A “Central Authority” has to be established within each country to make, receive, and facilitate the execution of requests for evidence intended for use in criminal investigations, prosecutions, ....
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