There was court hearing where AG was represented. The Thai Court did not grant the extradition to Singapore.
Nothing to do with Foreign Ministry.
Incorrect again. ***Sigh. (Where's the real scroobal, I wonder??)***
No Thai court of law sat to rule on the request of your gabrament to have David James Roach extradited to Singapore.
Sinkie authorities did make representation (a.k.a. request) to the Thai OAG (Office of the Attorney-General) and the latter denied it because it wasn't in [sic]the position to consider it.
As I stated earlier, where no extradition treaties exist between countries, the proper procedure is for the government requesting the extradition to send a "note" (in official diplomatic-speak) to the government that is holding the suspect(s). Only the ministry for foreign affairs of any country can send such "notes".
I reproduce below excerpts of what actually was reported by the print newspapers:
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"Extradition of accused Singapore robber stalled"
Singapore's effort to have a bank robbery suspect extradited from Thailand has hit a snag, as the Office of the Attorney-General has rejected the request, according to a Singapore media report.
"We denied it because we are not in the position to consider it," The Straits Times quoted Amnat Chotchai, director-general of the international affairs department at OAG, as saying. He did not elaborate on the reasons.
Source:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1066752/robbery-suspects-extradition-stalled
"Holland Village bank heist: Thailand rejects request to extradite suspect"
The Attorney-General’s Office (AGO) in Bangkok has rejected a request by Singapore to have a suspect in July’s Holland Village bank robbery extradited back to the Republic.
“We denied it because we are not in the position to consider it,” said Amnat Chotchai, director-general of the international affairs department at the Bangkok AGO, according to a Straits Times report. No further reasons were given.
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/holland-village-bank-heist-thailand-rejects-020658215.html