UAE refuses South Africa request to extradite brothers accused of corruption

UAE accused of non-cooperation by South Africa after court rules against extraditing tycoons Atul and Rajesh Gupta

South Africa said on Friday it had learned with “shock and dismay” that the United Arab Emirates had turned down its request to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption.

Justice minister, Ronald Lamola, bluntly accused the UAE of “non-cooperation” after being informed late Thursday of a court ruling against extraditing tycoons Atul and Rajesh Gupta.