JakartaGlobe-Jan 25, 2022
Indonesia and Singapore will ink an extradition treaty during leaders’ retreat in Bintan Island on Tuesday, thus making it easier for Indonesia to catch its graft fugitives.
Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly said that the Indonesian government had been seeking this extradition treaty since the 1990s. “Finally, after a lengthy process, the Indonesia-Singapore extradition treaty can be carried out,” Yasonna said in a statement. The Indonesia-Singapore extradition treaty enables the governments to surrender an individual to the requesting country for prosecution, trial, or punishment for an extraditable offense. “The extradition treaty will cause a deterrence effect for criminals in Indonesia and Singapore,” Yasonna added. The agreement will further restrict Indonesian criminals from fleeing, given that Indonesia already had signed similar treaties with its regional partners, among others, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong SAR.
Indonesia and Singapore are parties to the mutual legal assistance in criminal matters deal between ASEAN countries in 2008. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-and-singapore-sign-extradition-treaty-again
