Singapore Processing Extradition of Fugitive Businessman Wanted in Indonesia

LAW & COURT - SINGAPORE. Singapore is processing its first ever extradition request from neighbouring Indonesia for a businessman accused of corruption in a government project, the city-state's law ministry said on Monday.

Paulus Tannos has been implicated in a graft scandal involving the Indonesian government's electronic identification card project, which caused losses to the state of about 2.3 trillion rupiah ($140.72 million), reported news outlet the Jakarta Globe.

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