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Issuance based on the principle of reciprocity
The issuance of a person based on the principle of reciprocity means that, in accordance with assurances from the foreign state that submitted the request for extradition, it can be expected that in a similar situation upon request by the Russian Federation, extradition will be carried out1.
Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2001, as amended on 2001-12-18, Article 462, paragraph 2 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2001. No. 52. Article 4921. ↩