Indonesia Extradited Singaporean 'Illegally Exported' Radio Equipment to US
Sabtu, 02 April 2016 - 13:04 WIB
Indonesia Extradited Singaporean 'Illegally Exported' Radio Equipment to US
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JAKARTA - Because tangled of illegal export US made radio equipment to Iran in 2011, a Singaporean national extradited to US from Indonesia.
Attorney General’s Office spokesman, Amir Yanto said the fugitive, Lim Yong Nam was extradited on Thursday night (31/03) after being detained since October 2014 in Batam, Riau Islands.
The extradition followed a decree issued by President Joko Widodo on Feb. 1 at the request of US authorities.
“LYN was requested for extradition by US authorities for conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, illegal export of goods from the United States to Iran, false statements and obstruction of justice,” Amir said in Jakarta on Thursday, as reported by CNN Indonesia.
According to Amir, the suspect was transferred to the US Marshalls at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten at 11.15 pm.
In 2011, US authorities charged three Singapore-based companies and an Iranian company for illegally exporting 6,000 radio frequency modules from a Minnesota-based company to Iran.
The modules have encryption capabilities and a range that allows them to transmit data wirelessly as far as 65 kilometers when configured with a specialized antenna.
Attorney General’s Office spokesman, Amir Yanto said the fugitive, Lim Yong Nam was extradited on Thursday night (31/03) after being detained since October 2014 in Batam, Riau Islands.
The extradition followed a decree issued by President Joko Widodo on Feb. 1 at the request of US authorities.
“LYN was requested for extradition by US authorities for conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, illegal export of goods from the United States to Iran, false statements and obstruction of justice,” Amir said in Jakarta on Thursday, as reported by CNN Indonesia.
According to Amir, the suspect was transferred to the US Marshalls at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten at 11.15 pm.
In 2011, US authorities charged three Singapore-based companies and an Iranian company for illegally exporting 6,000 radio frequency modules from a Minnesota-based company to Iran.
The modules have encryption capabilities and a range that allows them to transmit data wirelessly as far as 65 kilometers when configured with a specialized antenna.
(rnz)
