Indonesia, Singapore sign extradition, airspace and defence agreements


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their annual leaders' retreat at the Indonesian island of Bintan in Riau, Indonesia, January 25, 2022. Presidential Palace/Agus Suparto/Handout via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and Singapore signed on Tuesday a bilateral extradition agreement, a move that Jakarta expects to help authorities in their effort to bring to justice people accused of stashing offshore billions of dollars in state money.

Senior cabinet ministers from both countries also signed bilateral agreements covering airspace and defence in a ceremony aired on Indonesia's State Secretariat YouTube channel.

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