SA authorities step closer to extraditing Shrien Dewani

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has praised the South African prosecution team for its efforts toward having honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani extradited to South Africa.

Dewani lost his latest legal battle to block extradition to South Africa on Monday.

Thirty Three year-old Dewani, argued that he should not be forced from the United Kingdom to face trial over wife Anni's death until he has recovered from mental health problems, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

There is now a 28-day period in which the law requires Dewani to be extradited.

Mark Summers, appearing for Dewani, argued that this period is necessary because there was a possibility of medical experts
producing fresh evidence to indicate that Dewani's condition was chronic and incapable of being treated, arguably making him
ineligible for extradition.