A businessman who is awaiting extradition to Indonesia for allegedly assisting in a graft case maintained on Tuesday ( Mar 25 ) that he would be contesting his remand. He had tentative court hearing dates set for June.  ,
Paulus Tannos, a permanent resident of Singapore and a citizen of Guinea-Bissau on a political passport, is wanted by Indonesian authorities for his involvement in a bribery investigation involving the president’s electronic ID card task.
According to reports, the state lost about 2.3 trillion rupiah ( US$ 140 million ) as a result of the case.
Tannos, who has resided in Singapore since 2017, was first held without bail after being detained by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau on January 17 while Indonesia’s official demand for abduction is pending.  ,
On February 24, Singapore received the official request.
Tannos, who even goes by the name Tjhin Thian Po,  , is contesting the abduction.  ,
K Shanmugam, the chancellor of laws and home affairs, recently stated that Tannos may be extradited if they consent to it in less than six months. Otherwise, it may take two years to challenge the entire legal system at every step of the way.
Tannos showed up in court on Tuesday via video-link, and the parties discussed the timing of a committed hear about sending him back to Indonesia. Similar to previous sessions, Tannos appeared narrow, had a white interpreter, and spoke Bahasa Indonesia.  ,
Hassan Esa Almenoar, the attorney for Tannos, stated that the hearing may take place in June after the reading of Tannos ‘ loan application is heard. The defense had submitted the loan program in March.  ,
If loan is no granted, the defense will file an appeal in the High Court, according to Mr. Almenoar.  ,
State Counsel Sarah Siaw suggested the times be set after the loan application hear, which is scheduled for April 22. She said the pretrial reading would likely take up to two days.  ,
In the event that Ms. Siaw confirms her player’s availability, District Judge Brenda Tan set preliminary hearing dates of June 4 and June 23.  ,
The State Counsel was subsequently contacted by Mr. Almenoar to ask who she would be calling as witnesses for the committed reading, but the prosecutor said the parties could either decide to do this or arrange for a pre-trial event.  ,
Judge Tan asked Tannos if he wanted to give his consent to the Indian state as part of the customary process. Tannos once said,” I do not consent, your honor.
On March 28, he’ll be in jury again.  ,