Singapore says no China request made to arrest alleged money launderer


Singapore police did not arrest Yan Zhenxing, a Chinese national wanted for laundering 130 million yuan, due to the lack of an extradition request from China, despite an Interpol Red Notice. - Antara Photo

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore police said they didn’t arrest a Chinese national accused of money laundering because they were not asked to do so by authorities in China, even though an Interpol Red Notice had been issued for him.

Yan Zhenxing, a Singapore permanent resident in his early 40s, was detained on Monday by Indonesian authorities after he arrived at a ferry terminal in Batam, a popular resort island south of the city-state.

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