Law to come down hard on those who abuse virus relief fund: Shanmugam

Published Mon, Apr 13, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

HOME Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has warned that the government will "come down quite hard" on people who abuse the Covid-19 Temporary Relief Fund.

"We take this very seriously," he said at a "door-stop" interview via Zoom video conference, adding that the culprit would face "a heavy jail sentence" if he or she is found to have broken the law.

His warning came after the police and the Ministry of Social and Family Development said in a a joint statement on Sunday that a 41-year-old man was being probed for possible abuse of the Covid-19 Temporary Relief Fund. The fund gives a one-time cash aid…