Number of Police Advisories Against Individuals Issued at the End of Police Investigations in the Past Five Years

Question:

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the past five years, how many Police advisories against individuals have been issued at the conclusion of Police investigations; and (b) what are the types of cases that warrant the issuance of such advisory notes.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. The Singapore Police Force does not track the number of advisories issued against individuals at the conclusion of investigations.

2. An advisory is issued, in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers, to put a person on notice about the law. It can apply to different cases, but in general is issued upon the conclusion of investigations where no further action is taken against the individual. This can happen if the act done by the individual is possibly criminal, but an offence cannot be made out for various reasons, such as when there is insufficient evidence to establish the requisite intent to commit the offence.