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RI criticizes S'pore over extradition pact
JAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda reiterated here on Saturday Indonesia's call for Singapore to agree on an extradition treaty that would enable it to extradite accused Indonesian criminals to Jakarta.
He accused Singapore of not cooperating with Indonesia in its efforts to forge an extradition treaty between the neighboring countries.
Numerous Indonesians accused of corruption have reportedly fled to Singapore to avoid being brought to justice.
"We want to speed up the process, but just meeting (with Singaporean authorities) is not easy. Negotiations with Singapore on a memorandum of understanding are more difficult than with other countries," Hassan said during a dialog with 500 students in Jakarta. --Antara
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Youths form group to support Susilo
JAKARTA: Hundreds of youths announced on Saturday the establishment of a group called Angkatan Muda Demokrat to support the campaign presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
However, during a ceremony at Balai Sarbini in South Jakarta, the new group's chairman, Yasulipar Sinaga, was unable to provide any details on how the youth group planned to help Susilo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla.
Subur Budisantoso, who chairs the Democratic Party that nominated Susilo, attended the event, which featured a dangdut performance. Neither Susilo nor Kalla were present. --JP.
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It is hard to meet with Mega: Agum
CIREBON, West Java: Communications minister Agum Gumelar said on Saturday he has had difficulty securing a meeting with President Megawati Soekarnoputri since agreeing to be Hamzah Haz's vice presidential candidate in the July 5 presidential election.
He said earlier that he wanted to quit the Cabinet after being selected as the running mate for presidential candidate Hamzah Haz. However, he has yet to tender his resignation to Megawati.
"Up to now, I have not met (with the President) because she is very busy. I do not feel it is a political matter, rather it is a technical one," Agum said.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is now the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, had difficulty setting up a meeting with Megawati when he wanted to resign as the chief security minister. --JP