VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The government of Indonesia will encourage the establishment of extradition agreement in ASEAN. Director General of ASEAN Cooperation Jose Tavares said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the government of Indonesia considered that with the increasing of cross border in ASEAN it should strengthen law cooperation among ASEAN countries, including extradition cooperation. According to Jose Tavares,  Indonesia will encourage discussion on the formation of extradition treaty in the next ministerial meeting of ASEAN this year. But, the establishment is a big work in ASEAN. Therefore, according to Jose Tavares, Directorate General of ASEAN Cooperation and Directorate General of Law and International Agreement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must cooperate with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (HAM) to encourage the agreement. He added the agreement can  assist law enforcement inrespective ASEAN member countries.//trans-yati//ant.11.1’18.mar/ahm