Suspected Singapore bank robber to be 'sent abroad'

A Canadian suspected of robbing a Singapore bank of S$30,000 ($22,250) will be sent abroad, Thailand's police chief said on Wednesday, but he did not say whether he would be sent to Singapore or Canada.Thai Police Commissioner General Jakthip Chaijinda told reporters in Bangkok that Singapore had asked for the suspect to be extradited to Singapore."Singapore is in the middle of asking for this suspect back but the decision rests with the courts," said Jakthip. "We are waiting to send him abroad."Thai immigration chief Police Lieutenant General Nattorn Prohsunthorn named the suspect on Tuesday as 27-year-old Canadian David James Roach.Thai police had earlier said Roach was 26.A suspect of a bank robbery in Singapore is seen in this airport picture in Bangkok."We tried to interrogate David but he would not speak to us and asked to speak to his embassy," said Nattorn."Yesterday the Canadian embassy came to see him. We think the Canadians would like to send him back to Canada but first we need to follow Thai legal procedure."Thailand has an extradition treaty with Canada.Reuters was unable to immediately reach the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok for comment.Roach arrived in Bangkok on Thursday, hours after the Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore's Holland Village was robbed.He was arrested at a hostel in Bangkoktarget="_blank"'>Standard Chartered said the bank had taken "immediate actions to further enhance" security. It declined to comment on the details of the robbery.