RI seeking Singapore clarification over Changi incident

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Fri, 03/21/2008 5:19 PM  |  Headlines

The Indonesian government is seeking clarification from the Singaporean government following the interrogation of Adnan Buyung Nasution, a member of the President's Advisory Council,
and Abdul Rahman Saleh, former attorney general, by Singapore's Changi Airport authorities.

After arriving at Changi Airport, Buyung and Abdul Rahman were questioned for more than two hours by Singapore immigration officials on Thursday.

Their passports were held by the officials and the two were only freed after Buyung called the former Indonesian foreign minister, Ali Alatas, to report the incident to the Indonesian Embassy in
Singapore.

"Changi authorities have said the incident was a random passenger check. However, we are now seeking formal clarification from the Singaporean government over the incident," Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kristiarto Legowo said. (***)

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