PAULUS TANNOS v Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore

Case Significance

Paulus Tannos v Attorney-General [2026] SGHC 118 is a decision of the High Court General Division delivered by Aidan Xu J on 29 May 2026, arising from an application for leave to commence judicial review. The applicant, Paulus Tannos (also known as Tjhin Thian Po), sought to challenge the Minister for Law's decision to issue a notice under s 11(1)(b) of the Extradition Act 1968, on the basis that the Republic of Indonesia's extradition request was defective under the terms of the Singapore–Indonesia Extradition Treaty. Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sought his extradition to face trial for an alleged role in a corruption scheme relating to the e-KTP (Electronic National Identity Card) project. The applicant was represented by Eugene Thuraisingam Asia LLC (Suang Wijaya, Faraaz Amzar Mohamed Farook, Hamza Zafar Malik); the Attorney-General's Chambers (Vincent Leow, Sivakumar Ramasamy, Sarah Siaw Ming Hui, Kenneth Chua Han Yuan, Emily Zhao) appeared for the respondent. The judgment cites 19 authorities (11 Singapore, 8 foreign) and engages five statutes including the Extradition Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.