After Agreement, Now Debate

The extradition treaty is considered fine, but the defense cooperation agreement has attracted criticism and could face a stumbling block in the parliament.

May 8, 2007

SEEN from its cover, there is nothing so special about the 26-page document comprising 19 articles. For a layperson it is rather difficult to understand, being written in English, rather complicated and full of legalistic terms. This is the extradition treaty with Singapore that Indonesia has eagerly awaited since the 1970s.

After being signed at the Tampak Siring Palace in Gianyar, Bali on Friday two weeks ago, this document along with the defe

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