Indonesian President Approved Extradition Of Romanian Fraud Convict Nicolae Popa

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has approved Romanian authorities’ request for the extradition of Nicolae Popa, convicted for fraud and detained in Jakarta on December 2, 2009, but the repatriation procedure will take more time, people close to the matter said Thursday.

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Indonesian President Approves Extradition Of Romanian Fraud Convict Nicolae Popa

Popa, convicted to 15 years in prison for defrauding more than 100,000 people in a massive Ponzi scheme, was arrested on December 2, 2009 by authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Romanian Justice Ministry sent Indonesian authorities a request to extradite Popa.

Indonesia does not have an extradition treaty with Romania. The 1979 Extradition Law states that the requesting country must make an official extradition request to the Justice Ministry through diplomatic channels, and if no extradition treaty exists between Indonesia and the requesting country, the president can decide on the matter.

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