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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
South African drug convict seeks extradition The absence of prisoner exchange treaty makes return almost impossible, write King-oua Laohong and Supapong Chaolan A South African woman who is behind bars in Thailand for drug-related charges has been thrust into the spotlight after authorities rejected her family’s plea to have her extradited to her home country. The authorities cited the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries. Since Lynette Blignaut found out about her daughter Ashley Oosthuizen’s imprisonment in 2020 over drug charges, she has been relentless in seeking public …