[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Singapore Embassy responds
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- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:11:57 +0100
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Singapore Embassy responds
I refer to the article Extradition talks and Singapore's lectures by Abdillah
Toha published in The Jakarta Post on March 1.
It is puzzling how Abdillah Toha came to the conclusion that the recently held
negotiations between Singapore and Indonesian officials on the extradition
treaty issue " did not yield much". Both the Indonesian and Singapore
governments are pleased with the progress of the extradition treaty
negotiations.
At a joint press conference in Singapore on Feb. 15 during the state visit of
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reaffirmed
Singapore's commitment to conclude an extradition treaty with Indonesia
expeditiously.
More recently, Indonesia's foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda was quoted by the
Indonesian media on Feb. 22 as stating that the meetings on the extradition
treaty to date have "gone on smoothly" and that "both sides have shown
commitment to solving the issue".
Abdillah's lecture that Singapore is dragging its feet on the extradition
treaty because it has vested economic interests in protecting so-called
"corruptors" is baseless and shows a lack of understanding of the issues. There
are many complexities involved in negotiating an extradition treaty between
Singapore and Indonesia. For example, a detailed list of extraditable crimes
would have to be agreed upon, including terrorism related offenses.
Extradition can be in either direction. President Susilo has told the media
that an extradition treaty could not be concluded "overnight". President Susilo
has also pointed out that some countries have taken as long as eight years to
conclude extradition treaties with Indonesia.
Abdillah is wrong to think that an extradition treaty is the only legal
recourse available to the Indonesian government. Even without such a treaty,
Indonesia has recourse through the Singapore legal system. In the 1990s, the
Indonesian government successfully undertook civil legal action through the
Singapore courts in the Pertamina-Tahir case.
Singapore and Indonesia have also signed on to the ASEAN Mutual Legal
Assistance Treaty, which provides another avenue. If Abdillah has evidence of
"billions of dollars stolen from Indonesia (which) are now deposited in
Singapore banks", he should produce it.
Singapore supports the effort by the Indonesian government to eradicate
corruption and hopes that an extradition treaty would help. However, we are
relieved to read Abdillah agreeing that the "extradition treaty (alone) would
not break the chain of corruption activities."
ADRIAN CHUNG First Secretary (Political) Singapore Embassy Jakarta
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