RI, S'pore resume extradition talks

RI, S'pore resume extradition talks

JAKARTA: The governments of Indonesia and Singapore resumed on
Monday talks on an extradition treaty deemed as crucial to help
curb rampant corruption here.

Antara quoted Singaporean diplomats as saying authorities from
the two countries held their third meeting in Singapore and
exchanged drafts of the extradition treaty.

The drafts contain the list of crimes to be included in the
planned extradition treaty.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said
earlier his government proposed 20 types of transnational crimes
to be included in the agreement, including drug trafficking,
money laundering and terrorism.

Indonesia has long sought an extradition treaty with Singapore
to allow it to catch corrupt officials and businesspeople who
stash their money in the city-state, a regional financial safe
haven. --Antara