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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.
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