RI criticizes S'pore over extradition pact

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