It said the decision to extradite had been made following a report by a Tunisian delegation to Tripoli, which found that the conditions for a fair judicial process had been met.

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The Brazilian President, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, made some pointed remarks about the importance of democracy and fair judicial processes, comments clearly aimed at President Fujimori of Peru, who attracted international criticism following allegations of fraud in May's elections.

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The government has defended its judicial procedures and decisions, saying it provided fair trials.

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However, the ministry of information insisted last week following the conviction of the three former MPA that Kuwait had a "transparent and independent judicial system", in which all citizens receive a fair trial.

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