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Zakir Hussain The Straits Times Monday, Oct 27, 2014
Lim Yong Nam, was said to have smuggled electronic components to Iran that were used in explosives in Iraq.
A Singaporean wanted by the United States for allegedly breaching a US trade embargo against Iran - and whose extradition to the US was rejected by a Singapore court two years ago - has been detained by Indonesian police in Batam.
Lim Yong Nam, 40, was arrested at the Batam Centre ferry terminal when he sought to enter Indonesia on Thursday morning after getting off a ferry from Singapore. Indonesian National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar told The Straits Times that Lim's name was found on an Interpol notice.
"He is currently being processed by the Riau Islands police in Batam," Mr Boy said yesterday evening.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it was "rendering consular assistance to the Singaporean involved".
Lim, along with three other Singaporeans and an Iranian national, was indicted by the US Department of Justice in 2011 for taking electronics components from the US to be illegally exported to Iran, rather than to their stated final destination of Singapore.
Lim was accused of acquiring 6,000 radio frequency modules for export to Iran together with Ms Wong Yuh Lan, an agent of another electronics company.
The US had sought his extradition, but Singapore's High Court in 2012 allowed Lim's appeal, together with that of Ms Wong, as it found that the wrongdoing he was accused of was not an offence in Singapore.
The other two Singaporeans were extradicted and sentenced by a US court last year.
Batam extends detention of S'porean for third time
Joyce Lim The Straits Times Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015
Lim Yong Nam, 37, faces charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by acquiring 6,000 radio frequency modules under false pretences. He and three others are said to have smuggled electronic components to Iran that were
The Singaporean businessman held in Batam, pending a decision by the Indonesian authorities on whether to extradite him to the United States, will have his detention extended.
Mr Lim Yong Nam, 40, has had his detention in Batam extended twice previously since he was arrested there on Oct 23 last year.
He is wanted by the US for allegedly breaching a trade embargo on Iran by acquiring radio frequency modules for export to Iran.
A Singapore court had in 2012 rejected a US request to extradite him.
Mr Lim's previous detention was due to expire today but Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told The Sunday Times yesterday that Indonesia is extending it by another 30 days, with effect from Monday.
Its spokesman said: "MFA is in touch with the relevant Indonesian authorities to ensure that Mr Lim is given his due legal rights.
"The Indonesian authorities have informed us that according to their Extradition Law, Mr Lim's detention can be consecutively extended for periods of 30 days each until the completion of the extradition process."
The spokesman added that MFA has requested that the processing of Mr Lim's case be expedited and has sought further clarification on Indonesia's legal process.
The ministry is monitoring Mr Lim's case closely.
Mr Lim had earlier said that he did not know he was on the Interpol list and had gone to Batam for a trade exhibition.
His wife May Lim, 40, told The Sunday Times yesterday: "The year ahead is full of uncertainties for my husband. He is suffering from a relapse of his major depressive disorder. "My two young daughters and I are struggling to cope with his absence every day."
She said a car financing firm told her last week that their car loan would be terminated.
"I was told that I have until next Tuesday to sell the car," she said.
She said she has exhausted all means to help her husband. Despite multiple trips to meet the authorities here and in Indonesia, she said she has not had a clear update.
"Until today, I do not have a clear picture of the progress of my husband's case and so far (the) Indonesian authorities have not explained to me and my husband how much longer they intend to detain him and on what basis they are detaining him when he did not commit any crime in Indonesia," she added.
Mrs Lim and her daughters, aged two and five, have moved to her parents' place after their three-bedroom apartment was put up for sale to pay lawyer's fees.
Last week, Indonesia's chief police spokesman, Inspector-General Ronny Sompie, told The Sunday Times Mr Lim's case is now being handled by Indonesia's Foreign Ministry.
Batam police re-arrest Singaporean after freeing him
Published on Apr 23, 2015 9:09 AM
Singaporean Lim Yong Nam was re-arrested just minutes after he was released from detention on Tuesday, following a court order issued the day before. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
SINGAPOREAN Lim Yong Nam was re-arrested just minutes after he was released from detention on Tuesday, following a court order issued the day before.
On Monday, a Batam court ordered Mr Lim's release after it found that the Riau Islands police did not have sufficient documentation at the time of his arrest to detain him.
Mr Lim, 41, was arrested at Batam Centre ferry terminal when he sought to enter Indonesia on Oct 23 last year, and has been detained in Batam since.
The businessman, who is on an Interpol list, is wanted by the United States for breaching a US trade embargo against Iran. The US had accused him of acquiring 6,000 radio frequency modules for export to Iran and asked for his extradition in 2011.
But he was not extradited as the Singapore High Court found that the wrongdoing he was accused of was not an offence here.
Mr Lim's lawyer told The Straits Times yesterday that he went to the police headquarters in Batam, together with two representatives from the Singapore Consulate, to ask for Mr Lim's release.
Mr Zevrijn Boy Kanu said the police agreed to release him, but would keep his passport. But before Mr Lim could leave the building, several police officers re-arrested him. "To me, the re-arrest is unlawful. I am waiting for instructions from my client to take the matter to court again," he added.
Yesterday, Lieutenant-Colonel Armaini of the Riau Islands police told The Straits Times that Mr Lim was re-arrested as the police feared he would flee before his extradition proceedings commence.
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said the ministry has expressed deep concern to the Indonesian embassy in Singapore over Mr Lim's continued detention despite the Batam court's ruling.
"We have requested Indonesia to urgently provide an explanation on the legal basis for Mr Lim's re-arrest and detention. We also reiterated our request that Mr Lim be accorded his due legal rights and privileges," the spokesman said.
