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Active extraterritoriality is not provided for crimes committed outside São Tomé and Príncipe. Passive extraterritoriality has a limited scope of application as it requires the agent is present in the territory, double criminality, and that the act constitutes a crime that admits extradition and it cannot be granted. If the perpetrator is São Toméan, habitually resides in São Tomé and Príncipe, and is found in São Toméan territory double criminality is lifted and the extraditable condition is not considered. Extraterritorial jurisdiction applies to some SEC related offences committed abroad if the perpetrator is found in São Tomé and Príncipe and cannot be extradited. Universal jurisdiction is provided for listed crimes such as terrorism or crimes against national sovereignty and applies to any acts committed outside the national territory that the State has been obliged to judge by international treaty. SEC related offences are not included.
Extraditable offences are those punishable by Sao Tome law and the law of the requesting State, with a penalty depriving of liberty of a maximum duration of not less than one year. There is no provision on the extradition of SEC related offences but most SEC offences are punishable under the São Toméan Criminal Code with more than one year of imprisonment, therefore could be considered as extraditable.
Criminal Code, Law on international cooperation in criminal matters (Law No. 6 /2016), Constitution, 2012, 2016, 2003
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