Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew says the extradition pact between Singapore and Indonesia agreed on Monday will not hurt Singapore's property and banking sectors.
Mr Lee said,"Please remember that the financial sector is not built up on Indonesian money- it's been going on now since we started in the late 70s - early 80s. And we have, today, handled about 720 billion Singapore dollars in funds. They come from not just the immediate region but now from India, the Gulf, some from China, some from Europe. Indonesian money is no more than two to three per cent of it."
My question is why should there be a problem with the extradition treaty? These crooks stole money from Indonesia and then ran to Singapore. Now the Indonesians want them (and the money) back. What's wrong with that?
If people stole money from normal Singaporeans (remember the lawyer a few months ago) and then ran off to other countries, would not Singaporeans want these crooks to be sent back to Singapore? Why are people worried about these Indonesians funds which are in essence 'dirty' money? Are Singaporeans that money-minded that we don't care where the money comes from as long as it comes? The answer seems to be a big, unfortunate YES.
1 comment:
thank you very much. this is a great concern for us, Indonesian. It's not about the money really. It's more about the justice. Maybe as a token of a good will.
Right now, internally, i see Indonesian start to be political-stable country. We also growing healthy. but still have self-confident problem and need start to pick a fight to everyone.
i believe this problem will occurs in the future. just like japan-Chinese problem. it's not about merely historical problem. but more as Chinese need to pick a fight to show how strong they are.
this is just my personal point of view
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