Singapore Rolls Out ‘Comprehensive Update’ to Extradition Regime With Passing of Extradition Bill

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Singapore’s parliament passed an Extradition (Amendment) Bill that aimed to reform the Extradition Act of 1968 and bring it, and related Acts, in line with international norms. In his speech before Parliament on April 4, Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong said the bill’s objective was the “modernization” of Singapore’s extradition regime. “Whilst many of the concepts in the [Extradition] Act remain relevant and applicable today, apart from minor amendments in 1970 and 1998, the Act has remained largely unchanged,” Tong said. The amendments included in the bill (pdf) took into account global developments and international practice, and served as a “comprehensive update” to the Extradition Act. ...

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