S'pore, Malaysian police mend ties

S'pore, Malaysian police mend ties

SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore police said on Tuesday they had
resolved a recent tiff with their Malaysian counterparts, who
conducted interviews in the city-state last week without
informing authorities here first.

Malaysian police came to Singapore five days ago to question
journalists at U.S.-owned television network CNBC Asia about how
they obtained interviews with jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim and
his wife, Azizah Ismail.

The unannounced visit prompted Singapore authorities to issue
a statement on Friday criticizing their Malaysian counterparts.
Foreign police forces "do not have any extra-territorial
jurisdiction in Singapore," that statement said.

Singapore authorities said senior officers from both
countries' police forces met on Tuesday in the city-state, and
the Malaysian police said "such an incident would not happen
again."