LONDON: A UK judge on Wednesday (Aug 29) ruled that Canadian citizen David Roach can be extradited to Singapore.
The final decision now goes to the UK Secretary of State whose decision is due within a month.
Advertisement“The UK court delivered its decision today at the extradition hearing in respect of David James Roach, the suspect in the Standard Chartered Bank robbery," said Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs and the Attorney-General's Chambers in a joint statement.
"The court has decided that the requirements for Singapore’s extradition request under UK law have been met, and therefore sent the case to the Secretary of State for his decision on whether Roach is to be extradited to Singapore."
"The Singapore authorities are working closely with the UK authorities on the next steps in this matter."
The robbery suspect on Wednesday appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London to hear its decision on his extradition case.
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A UK judge has dismissed David Roach's challenges against extradition to Singapore. I'm live from court next on @ChannelNewsAsia
— Olly Barratt (@ollybarratt) August 29, 2018
Roach allegedly stole S$30,000 from a Standard Chartered bank branch in Holland Village in July 2016.— Olly Barratt (@ollybarratt) August 29, 2018
[h=3]READ: StanChart robbery: Singapore agrees to UK request to not cane suspect if found guilty[/h]He fled to Thailand where he was jailed for 14 months for failing to declare the large sum of money. Singapore had asked Thai authorities to send Roach to Singapore to face charges but they decided to deport him to Canada.
Roach was on the way to Canada when he was detained at London's Heathrow Airport by officers from the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit on Jan 11.
Singapore is seeking his extradition on one count of robbery and one count of money laundering.
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