Indonesia-Singapore Extradition Treaty Signed, Firli: All Including Paulus Tanos We Follow Up

Ketua KPK Firli Bahuri (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/DOK VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri appreciated the signing of the Indonesia-Singapore extradition treaty. He said that this agreement would help his institution resolve the problematic rasuah case.

"For the KPK, we are happy because it will open an opportunity that is closer, stronger, with cooperation with Singapore related to settlements, cases that really concern us," Firli told reporters at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta. , Wednesday, January 26.

The former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK said that his party would immediately implement the agreement, including summoning the parties involved in the corruption case in Singapore.

One of them, summoned the Director of PT Sandipala Arthapura, Paulus Tanos who was the suspect in the mega-corruption case of the e-KTP procurement project.

"What is clear is that we welcome the extradition treaty and this agreement will be more meaningful if we implement it immediately," he stressed.

"(Paulus Tanos, ed) I have said before, we will follow up everything," he added.

For information, the KPK has several times called Paulus as a suspect in a corruption case in the procurement of e-KTP. However, he was never present because he currently lives in Singapore.

As previously reported, the signing of the extradition treaty between Indonesia and Singapore was held on Tuesday, January 25. Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly said the extradition agreement between Indonesia and Singapore will shake the perpetrators of criminal acts.

The reason is that every person who is found to be in one of the territories of the country can be requested and sought by the requesting country to then undergo a period of prosecution or trial in matters of carrying out sentences for criminal acts. Indonesia has been pursuing this agreement since 1998.

"This extradition agreement will create a deterrence effect for perpetrators of criminal acts in Indonesia and Singapore," Yasonna said in a written statement to reporters, Tuesday, January 25.

Yasonna also said that this agreement would narrow the space for criminals from the country to escape.

Moreover, Indonesia currently has agreements with other countries, namely Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China, and Hong Kong SAR.