Indonesian businessman faced with extradition from the application for a collateral of Singapore

Singapore: A businessman involved in Corruption case related to the government project in Indonesia It will continue in Singapore, waiting for a medical report with prison.

Businessman Paulus Tannos is a suspect in a transplant related to the Indonesia electronic certificate project, which was said to have caused the state about 2.3 trillion of Rs ($ 140 million).

The court heard on Thursday (March 13) that Tannos’s lawyer filed a pledge together with auxiliary documents that describe in detail Tannos’s medical condition.

Tannos, also named after Tian Tian Poe, has lived in Singapore since 2017. He is a permanent resident here and has a diplomatic passport from West Africa Guinea-Bissau.

He was first detained without bail after he was arrested by the Bureau of Investigation of Corruption Practice on January 17, waiting for his official request for his extradition to Indonesia.

Singapore received an official request on February 24, as well as the relevant documents that the authorities are reviewing.

The trial of Tannos comes Thursday three days after the Singapore authorities stated that they were working on accelerating Indonesia extradition for Tannos.

Minister of Laws and Internal Affairs K. Shanmuga During the press conference that Singapore will do everything possible to speed up the case and how long the case has lasted, depended on the arguments of Tannos and his lawyers and such factors as the court.

The case of Tannos is the first under the new contract for extradition between Singapour and Indonesia, which was signed in January 2022 and came into force in March last year.

Health problems

Tannos appeared in court because of Videolink for mention, dressed in a white shirt and looks thin and weak.

State Adviser Sarah Sav stated the court that the state had received a pledge filed by a lawyer of Tannos on Tuesday night after the deadline expired.

Ms. Sav stated the court that the state also received a statement of medical reports and protection documents. She asked to submit a corresponding application until April 17.

She said that the defense statement expressed the actual statements that the state needed prison.

“We were tested with the authorities and they told us that they needed four weeks to create a detailed medical report,” she added.

The lawyer Tannos declared that the application was late when his client was taken to the General Hospital of Changa after he complained of chest pain.

Then there was a darkening of information about his condition within 24 – 48 hours, added a lawyer.

He added that he applied for his client’s medical reports from the hospital, but objected to the long period required to prepare the answer.

“We ask for a relief at first, if it refuses to keep him in the hospital. There is no refusal that he has medical problems in all medical reports I created,” the lawyer said. The court did not determine the health of Tannos.

Turning to Tannos through a translator, the judge stated that he demanded that he ask Tannos whether he wanted to agree to surrender to a foreign state.

Tannos answered in English: “I don’t want to return to Indonesia, your honor.”

After he was reminded of speaking through a translator, he stated in Bahas Indonesia that he “did not want to return to Indonesian authorities.”

His subsequent hearing was established on March 19, and the state lawyer must update the court on his / her response.

Tanno, meanwhile, will remain in custody.

Mr. Shanmumuk said that tannos can be extracted in six months or less if he does not challenge his extradition. But the process can take up to two years if it is appealed at every step.