Thailand, Canada sign probe accord

Thailand, Canada sign probe accord

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand and Canada have signed an agreement to
share evidence in international criminal investigations, a
Canadian Embassy official said yesterday.

The Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, concluded in Ottawa on
Sunday, lays down basic guidelines for passing evidence and
assisting investigations in cases which affect both countries, he
said.

The pact, the result of a year of negotiations which ended in
August, follows a legal agreement in which Canada and Thailand
exchange prisoners from one another's countries after they have
served a portion of their jail sentences.

The official said Canada had been making an effort to sign
similar agreements with other countries in Southeast Asia.