Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Restriction on power of Minister to authorise the apprehension, or order the surrender, of a fugitive
The Minister shall not give a notice under subsection (1) of section 9 of this Act, or issue a warrant under subsection (2) of section 12 of this Act, in respect of a fugitive from a foreign State, if the Minister has substantial grounds for believing that —
the requisition for the surrender of the fugitive, although purporting to have been made in respect of an offence for which, but for this section, he would be liable to be surrendered to that State, was made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing him on account of his race, religion, nationality or political opinions; or
if the fugitive is surrendered to that State, he may be prejudiced at his trial, or punished, detained or restricted in his personal liberty, by reason of his race, religion, nationality or political opinions.