PUTRAJAYA: A decision has yet to be made on whether Malaysian authorities will file an extradition request for a local pilot arrested in Indonesia, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Speaking after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Home Ministry and the Communications Ministry on Tuesday (Aug 18), Saifuddin said investigations must be concluded first.
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"Let the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department complete their investigations first and decide the next step forward, including the matter of extradition. He was arrested there and is subject to the laws of that country.
"For now our goal is to obtain as much information as we can on the pattern to see if it is part of an organised crime element or the actions of a lone person and the like.
"We have to establish all of the facts before deciding the next move," he said.
On July 28, the Malaysian pilot was arrested at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by Indonesian authorities after officers discovered 15 large packages containing 70,114 ecstasy pills and methamphetamine in his luggage.
