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144 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“Option 1“7. In considering requests received pursuant to this article, the requested Statemay refuse to comply with such requests where there are substantial grounds leadingits judicial or other competent authorities to believe that compliance would facilitatethe prosecution or punishment of any person on account of his [or her] race,religion, nationality or political opinions, or would cause prejudice for any of thosereasons to any person affected by the request.“Opion 2“7. Extradition shall not be granted if the requested State Party has substantialgrounds for believing that a request for extradition has been made for the purposeof prosecuting or punishing a person on account of his [or her] race, religion,[gender], nationality or political opinion, or that a person’s position may be prejudicedfor any of these reasons.“Option 1“8. Cooperation under this article or under article(s) [...] may be refused by aState Party if the offence to which the request relates would not be an offence in thecontext of criminal organization if committed within its jurisdiction.“Option 2“8. Extradition shall not take place if:“(a) In respect of the person whose extradition is requested, criminal proceedingshave been instituted or a judgement rendered by the judicial authorities of therequested State Party;“(b) By the date of receipt of the extradition request the statute of limitationsin respect of the criminal case has elapsed under the legislation of one of the States;“(c) The act giving rise to the extradition request is deemed a political offence;“(d) The person whose extradition is requested is under the age of 18 years;“(e) The person whose extradition is requested is at risk of being subjected topersecution or discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, sex, nationality, languageor political convictions;“(f) As at the date of receipt of the extradition request, the person whose extraditionis requested is a citizen of the requested State;“(g) The act giving rise to the extradition request was committed entirely or inpart in the territory of the requested State.“[9. For purposes of extradition between the States Parties, none of the offencesestablished in article(s) [...] [alternatively: none of the offences covered by thisConvention] shall be regarded as a political offence or as an offence connected witha political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives.]“10. States Parties shall endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and tosimplify evidentiary requirements relating thereto in respect of any offence to whichthis article applies.“11. Subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its extradition treaties,the requested States Parties may, upon being satisfied that the circumstances so war-