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Discussion with AG on Mahendran extradition  

24 Apr 2021

  • AG’s advice to be sought before raising extradition during S'pore issue  

  • Visit mainly to discuss harmony and digitisation with S'pore Law Minister  

  Justice Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry, prior to his visit to Singapore towards the end of next month. is to seek Attorney General (AG) Dappula De Livera’s opinion on whether to discuss the extradition of former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran for the fifth time since the process began with the Singaporean authorities in September 2019.  Mahendran is a key suspect in the controversial Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam.  Ali Sabry will leave for Singapore on an invitation from Singapore’s Law Minister to participate in a discussion on harmony and digitisation.  Speaking to The Sunday Morning, Minister Sabry said that the aim of the visit is not to discuss Mahendran’s extradition, but noted that he would discuss with the AG’s Department on whether to bring up the issue.  The extradition request pertaining to Mahendran was submitted to the AG’s Chambers of Singapore on 17 September 2019 through the official diplomatic channel. On 23 September 2019, the AG’s Chambers of Singapore had acknowledged the receipt of papers.  Thereafter, on 27 January 2020, the AG’s Chambers of Singapore had sought clarifications on various issues inter alia pertaining to Mahendran’s involvement, the additional funding requirement of the Government, etc., via electronic mail. Responses to the said clarifications sought had been dispatched to the AG’s Chambers of Singapore on 16 March 2020.  Further material had been sought by Singapore on the aforementioned clarifications that had been sent, and in turn the requested material was submitted to the AG’s Chambers of Singapore via email on 12 June 2020. More material to explore the possibility of whether the Mahendran’s conduct falls within the ambit of extraditable offences set out in the First Schedule to the Extradition Act of Singapore had been submitted to the AG’s Chambers of Singapore on 4 December 2020 via email.  Attempts made by The Sunday Morning to contact the AG’s Department to ascertain whether it has received any further requests from Singapore in this regard were futile. 

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