s 29 Additional restrictions on power of Minister to authorise apprehension, or order surrender, of fugitive
29. The Minister may decline to give a notice under section 11(1), or issue a warrant under section 19(2) or (8), in respect of a fugitive from a declared Commonwealth territory, if the Minister is of the opinion that —(a) the judgment against the fugitive in the declared Commonwealth territory was rendered against him or her in his or her absence, unless —(i) the person had deliberately absented himself or herself from his or her trial in the declared Commonwealth territory; or (ii) the person would, if surrendered, be entitled to a retrial in his or her presence, during which he or she would have —(A) the right to defend himself or herself, whether in person or through legal counsel; and (B) the right to examine witnesses and to call and examine witnesses in his or her defence; (b) the offence for which extradition of the fugitive is requested —(i) was committed outside Singapore and the declared Commonwealth territory; and (ii) is not an extra-territorial offence under the law of, or of a part of, the declared Commonwealth territory; or (c) the fugitive has, under the law of Singapore or the law of, or of a part of, the declared Commonwealth territory, become immune from prosecution or punishment because of any reason, including lapse of time or amnesty.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]