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Articles relating to crimes in Singapore where police officers were targeted or among the victims. Pages in category "Crimes against police officers in Singapore" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...
The Supreme Court of Singapore is a set of courts in Singapore, comprising the Court of Appeal and the High Court.It hears both civil and criminal matters. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from the High Court.
When police confiscate [2] or destroy a citizen's photographs or recordings of officers' misconduct, the police's act of destroying the evidence may be prosecuted as an act of evidence tampering, if the recordings being destroyed are potential evidence in a criminal or regulatory investigation of the officers themselves. [9]
In July 2019, a senior policeman was interdicted from service, charged in court and fined for harassment to a female colleague. [17] Thereafter, a Singapore Police Force (SPF) spokesperson said that its officers are not only expected to uphold the law but maintain the highest standards of conduct and integrity. He added that SPF deals severely ...
In the 1960 case of Re Ong Yew Teck, [69] the High Court held that since a police officer ordering an arrest is not required to disclose facts which he considers to be against the public interest to disclose, [70] it is futile for a court to objectively decide whether there are grounds justifying detention. Therefore, a subjective test is to be ...
The Legal Profession Act 1966 and Medical Registration Act 1997 outlines that in the case where a disciplinary tribunal is convened by either the Law Society of Singapore or Singapore Medical Council, an application may thereafter be made for a hearing by three Supreme Court judges on liability for misconduct. [2] [3]
More serious forms of the offence are defined as separate offences and attract stiffer penalties. For instance, theft is defined in section 378 of the Code, and section 379 makes simple theft an offence punishable with imprisonment of up to three years or with fine or both.