Riyaz Patel
The South Africa government says it has engaged eight countries, including the US, in an attempt to have the Guptas extradited to face allegations of state capture.
The other states are India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, Switzerland, Mauritius, Hong Kong and China, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed.
This, after the US Treasury announced sanctions against the controversial and corruption-linked Gupta brothers and their close associate Salim Essa on Thursday.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola had asked the UAE to finalise the ratification of treaties, mutual legal assistance and extradition, his spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said, News24 reported.
South Africa has an extradition treaty with the UAE.
