In view of the extradition treaty between the Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that sets out specifics in terms of process, (a) on what date did the extradition hearing of the Gupta brothers start in Dubai and (b) what number of hearings specifically for extradition, but not for bail, have taken place to date;
(2) Whether the Gupta brothers attended the extradition hearings; if not, why not; if so what are the relevant details;
(3) Whether the UAE laws and/or systems permit the Republic to have independent representatives present as observers in the extradition hearings; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who represented the Republic in such hearings and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard;
(4) What number of official reports has his department received thus far about the (a) extradition process and (b) extradition hearings;
(5) Whether the reports are his department’s only source of information about what is happening in Dubai regarding the Gupta brothers; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?