Nothing from Singapore

Indonesia and Singapore have agreed on most articles in an extradition treaty between the two nations. But bringing lawbreakers back from Singapore is still a long way off.

January 24, 2006

THREE years ago an Indonesian Police officer went to Singapore to find and catch a tycoon wanted for running off to the city-state with trillions of rupiah in unpaid debts in Indonesia. After days of searching, the officer finally found the wanted man having a coffee in a cafe. But he could not haul the fugitive back to Indonesia. Instead of returning with the man he had sought and found, the poor officer returned home with nothing. Without an ex

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