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