PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Indonesia (2 January 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on establishing a bilateral prisoner transfer agreement with Indonesia.
Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)
Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)
Answer
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have shared a model prisoner transfer agreement with the Indonesian authorities. Unfortunately at present Indonesia does not have the necessary legislation in place to facilitate prisoner transfers, without which it cannot enter into prisoner transfer arrangements.
We are aware that other countries are also seeking prisoner transfer arrangements with Indonesia, and remain open to collaborating with them and with Indonesian authorities to develop their legislation.
Answered by:
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
9 January 2015
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