Singapore Processing Extradition of Fugitive Businessman Wanted in Indonesia

10/3/2025 19:09

Singapore is processing its first ever extradition request from neighbouring Indonesia for a businessman accused of corruption in a government project,

the city-state's law ministry said on Monday.



Paulus Tannos has been implicated in a graft scandal involving the Indonesian government's electronic identification card project, which caused losses to the state of about 2.3 trillion rupiah ($140.72 million), reported news outlet the Jakarta Globe.



Tannos has been on Indonesia's wanted list since 2021 for alleged offences committed a decade earlier, according to its anti-graft agency.



Singapore's law and home affairs minister K Shanmugam told a briefing on Monday that Tannos was arrested in January following a request from Indonesia in December.



He is accused of colluding with some lawmakers and government officials to ensure his firm won a contract to produce ID cards at an inflated price in return for kickbacks, Indonesian investigative magazine Tempo has reported.