The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) will seek the extradition of Jamalul Kiram III from the Philippines, should a case be made against him, attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail said today.

Gani said his office had been looking into the matter (extradition) since last week.

“The most important thing is that the investigation into the matter by the police must be completed first, a case must be made against a person before a request for extradition is done,” he told Bernama when contacted in Kuala Lumpur today.

The top man in the prosecution office explained that a case must be made against a person before the AGC could decide to take any action, such as extradition or charging a person.

Gani also advised members of the public to enable the police to carry out their duties to investigate the case.

“If there is a case, definitely we (AGC) will go for it (seek extradition),” he added when asked about media reports on extraditing Jamalul Kiram for allegedly ordering the armed intrusion into Sabah that left eight policemen dead.

- Bernama