Singapore has received a request from Indonesia to extradite a fugitive businessman over corruption charges, the first such request since a treaty between both countries came into force.

This is the first case under an extradition treaty between Singapore and Indonesia, which took effect in March last year.

Singaporean authorities have begun the extradition process against an Indonesian businessman over his alleged role in a corruption scandal. Paulus Tannos, who also goes by the name Thian Po Tjhin, also holds Singapore permanent residency,

This is the first request under the extradition treaty between Singapore and Indonesia which came into effect on Mar. 22, 2024.

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is still waiting for a Singaporean court to finish an ongoing legal process that implicates businessman and graft suspect Paulus Tannos before taking the next step in returning him to Indonesia.

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