The Indonesian House of Representatives agreed Tuesday to enact
the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between
Indonesia and China into a law.
All ten factions in the House expressed their support for the
treaty during the House plenary session in Jakarta.
"Both countries need specific regulations to maintain
cooperation in criminal matters," said legislator Azlaini Agus from
the National mandate Party.
The agreement allows law enforcers in Indonesia and China to
share documents and exchange evidence to help investigation and to
transfer assets of convicted criminals.
"We now have legal basis to combat transnational crimes from the
investigation stage to trial," Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Affairs Hamid Awaluddin told the lawmakers.
(Xinhua News Agency March 21, 2006)
