JakartaGlobe-July 9

Maria Pauline Lumowa, a fugitive in a major embezzlement case involving more than $200 million in bank loans, was extradited by the Serbian government to Indonesia on Wednesday, 17 years after she was named suspect. The suspect is scheduled to arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday morning. Maria, 62, was arrested by the Interpol when she visited Serbia in July last year, based on a red notice issued by Indonesian authorities in December 2003.

“Indonesia has no extradition treaty with Serbia but we engaged in high-level approach to Serbian leaders. Besides, both countries have good relationship, so our request for the extradition was finally granted,” the Justice Minister Yasonna Laoly said. The extradition was a reciprocal action by the Serbian government after Indonesian authorities agreed to extradite data theft convict Nikolo Iliev to Serbia in 2015, he said.

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