Singapore seeking to extradite Canadian suspect detained in Britain after release from Thai jail

 

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Monday it was seeking to extradite a Canadian man suspected of a rare bank robbery in the city-state, after he was detained by authorities in Britain last week.

 

The suspect, David James Roach, allegedly stole SS$30,000 ($22,691) from a Standard Chartered bank branch in July 2016, before fleeing to Thailand where he was arrested.

 

After serving a prison sentence for criminal offences in Thailand, Roach was deported and arrived in London on Jan. 11, where he was detained by British authorities, Singapore's Attorney General's Chambers and the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.

 

"We sought the assistance of the UK authorities to arrest Roach, with a view to his eventual extradition to Singapore," they said.

 

"We are working with the UK authorities to commence the extradition proceedings."

 

The rare bank robbery in Singapore sparked a flurry of debate about whether the country has grown too complacent about security.

 

Singapore has very low levels of crime, thanks in part to decades of strict policing and tough punishments, ranging from death for drug trafficking and murder to prison and caning for lesser crimes.

 

A senior official in Thailand's Immigration Bureau, Major General Choochat Thareechat, said Roach had been deported last week, but to Canada, not to Britain.

He declined to comment when asked about Roach's travel arrangements after leaving Thailand.

 

(Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan; Additional reporting by Amy Lefevre in BANGKOK; Editing by Robert Birsel)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-1-15

So Singapore Police can start extraditing a Canadian from Britain in one day, but RTP can't start extraditing Yingluck in several months! Maybe the RTP should go to Singapore and learn how to start extraditing criminals from Britain in one day!

 

4 minutes ago, car720 said:

Surely you understand that doing something to a farang has no consequences but doing something to a hiso in Thailand can have grave consequences, no matter who you are.

Another self-pitying farang. If all or most Thais received more lenient treatment from the police, your comment might make sense. But as it is, it sounds like you're objecting to the fact the farangs don't get the same unfair protection from the police that hiso Thais do. But it was a good thing you put that emoji in. Otherwise, how we would know that your comment was meant to be funny.

16 hours ago, Banana7 said:

So Singapore Police can start extraditing a Canadian from Britain in one day, but RTP can't start extraditing Yingluck in several months! Maybe the RTP should go to Singapore and learn how to start extraditing criminals from Britain in one day!

 

Yingluck? Of more interest has been their negligent incompetence in extraditing the Red Bull t_rd. 

19 hours ago, Banana7 said:

So Singapore Police can start extraditing a Canadian from Britain in one day, but RTP can't start extraditing Yingluck in several months! Maybe the RTP should go to Singapore and learn how to start extraditing criminals from Britain in one day!

 

 

Interestingly, the Singaporean Army and Police Services often win awards and are regularly cited in scholarly articles on the subject of Knowledge Management. 

 

Another difference!

19 hours ago, Banana7 said:

So Singapore Police can start extraditing a Canadian from Britain in one day, but RTP can't start extraditing Yingluck in several months! Maybe the RTP should go to Singapore and learn how to start extraditing criminals from Britain in one day!

 

Big difference between Singapore and Thailand. Singapore is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, and Thailand is the complete opposite. Police are real police in Singapore, and Thailand they are mostly just crooks dressed as Police. Chalk and cheese !

He will find a few boyfriends with trendy look. Except the authorities will shave it all off.