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Need to maintain trust in Singapore's system of criminal justice

Crime control cannot be a manifestly utilitarian one of the ends justifying the means. Trust and confidence that the system works well, is fair and just to all stakeholders are non-negotiable and have to be worked on.

Published Mon, Feb 12, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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SINGAPORE'S criminal laws and its administration of criminal justice have been brought into sharp focus these past weeks. Recent matters such as the Keppel Offshore and Marine (KOM) corruption scandal, the City Harvest Church (CHC) ex-leaders' conviction for criminal breach of trust (CBT), and the renewal of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (CLTPA) highlight the need for our criminal laws and the administration of criminal justice, not only to be reviewed regularly, but also more frequently.

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