Protests that are "hijacked" by others with the agenda to create violence can put the police "in an impossible position" where they are "targeted as the aggressors", says Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam.
Protests that are"hijacked" by others with the agenda to create violence can put the police"in an impossible position" where they are"targeted as the aggressors", says Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam .
“We don't put the police in Singapore in such a position,” said Mr Shanmugam, adding this is why the Public Order Act requires organisers of public assemblies to obtain police permits. “We don’t allow this in Singapore,” the minister said, noting that the country tries to “pre-empt such a situation from arising by having a carefully designed legal framework and also carefully designed set of policies which give priority to law and order”.Apart from the regulation of protests under the Public Order Act, there is the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act which guards against the incitement of racial and religious hatred, including a strict approach towards hate speech.
“It’s not that Singaporeans are naturally different or started out different. But our framework acts as a shield,” said Mr Shanmugam.
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