RI-Malaysia extradition deal

RI-Malaysia extradition deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Malaysia and Indonesia on Saturday agreed to consider widening their extradition agreement to allow for frequent prisoner exchanges.

Malaysia's minister in the prime minister's department Rais Yatim was quoted as saying by the national news agency Bernama that officials would review the agreement signed in 1976 to pave way for more exchanges, especially on humanitarian grounds.

That would allow prisoners to serve their sentences in their own country and enable their relatives to visit them, he told a news conference.

The two sides reached the agreement during a meeting between Rais and Indonesian Justice Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra.

"We can do this within the ASEAN countries on a more comprehensive basis especially between Malaysia and Indonesia," said Rais.