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Suspect in 1984 murder cannot be extradited from Australia to S'pore if facing death penalty
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Tham Kwok Wah, 77, is in jail in Australia after fraudulently claiming around A$104,000 in pension benefits.
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SINGAPORE - A fugitive Singapore-born murder suspect who hid in Australia for 32 years using a fake identity cannot be extradited under Australian law if he faces the prospect of capital punishment.
Tham Kwok Wah, 77, is in jail after fraudulently claiming around A$104,000 in pension benefits and is wanted over the 1984 murder of a man believed to have been thrown from a Singapore hotel balcony.
