Murali Pillai on Extradition (Amendment) Bill
The Extradition (Amendment) Bill proposes the "most substantial" changes to the law to update and modernise Singapore's domestic extradition regime, said MP Murali Pillai. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Apr 4), he sought clarifications on several aspects of the Bill. One is on the definition of "foreign state". He also raised procedural issues. One relates to the need to retain the magistrate's independent jurisdiction to issue warrants of apprehension against fugitives instead of doing so only when authorised by the minister. The other relates to the absence of a provision that specifies those who can make the applications to invoke the powers of the court to issue warrants for apprehension.
The Extradition (Amendment) Bill proposes the "most substantial" changes to the law to update and modernise Singapore's domestic extradition regime, said MP Murali Pillai. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Apr 4), he sought clarifications on several aspects of the Bill. One is on the definition of "foreign state". He also raised procedural issues. One relates to the need to retain the magistrate's independent jurisdiction to issue warrants of apprehension against fugitives instead of doing so only when authorised by the minister. The other relates to the absence of a provision that specifies those who can make the applications to invoke the powers of the court to issue warrants for apprehension.
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