Ugandan authorities are waiting for a decision by Tanzania's High Court to extradite Jamil Mukulu, the founder of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
"We had to put up our case to show that Jamil is wanted back home for criminal related offences," Ugandan Police spokesperson Fred Enanga told Anadolu Agency on Monday.
He said Mukulu is wanted on several counts of terrorism, murder and crimes against humanity.
"We needed to package this information and come up with a record of cases which has to be presented before the High Court Judge," he said.
Last week, Tanzanian police confirmed the arrest of Mukulu, who has been on the run since the 1990s.
The Tanzanian High Court reportedly started hearing on Friday into a possible extradition of the rebel leader to Uganda.
Neighboring Uganda and Tanzania do not have an extradition treaty.
International law requires that an extradited suspect must get a fair trial and should not be tortured during the extradition or detention.
Uganda must present credible evidence that proves or suggests Mukulu committed the alleged crimes against him.
The law also requires that the alleged crimes must not be political or religious in nature.
-Paper works-
But Tanzania's Interpol chief Gustavus Balil said that the two governments were still doing paper works on Mukulu's extradition.
"There is no any case in the court concerning Mukulu's extradition process," Balil told Anadolu Agency by phone.
"We still doing paper works after receiving official request from Ugandan government to hand over the suspect who is on the list of top wanted terrorist in Uganda," he said.
Balil promised to release full and detailed information on the issue after they both Tanzanian and Ugandan authorities are done with their early stage investigations.
"I can also confirm the arrival of our Ugandan counterparts to officiate Mukulu's extradition," he said. Read more
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