Resentment of Singapore's perceived role as a safe haven for corruption fugitives has resurfaced as the Yudhoyono government scrambles to pursuade disgraced Democrat Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin to return home after fleeing to Singapore. Singapore signed an extradition treaty with Indonesia in 2007 as part of a defence pact but the House has refused to ratify it citing sovereignty concerns. That fact that many lawmakers' cohorts in crime are living off their ill-gotten gains in Singapore has not been lost on the Indonesian public.
Kompas - June 11, 2012