If the OAG does decide to have al-Araibi extradited, then the case must be completed by next week or within 60 days after his detention, he said. Al-Araibi, an acclaimed Bahraini footballer who currently plays for Pasco Vole Football Club in Melbourne, has a permanent-protection visa from the Australian government. The footballer was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport as soon as he arrived on a vacation with his wife. He had been convicted in absentia of vandalising a police station in Bahrain and is being sought by his country to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Thailand and Bahrain do not have a bilateral extradition treaty, but provide each other assistance on grounds of reciprocity.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 31, 2019 19:52 UTC