Four in 10 applications for protection orders granted in past 4 years

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About four in 10 applications for protection orders under the Protection from Harassment Act (Poha) were granted in the past four years since the Act was enacted. As of last year, there were 535 applications for protection orders filed, with 213 granted by the...

Harassment victims can seek both criminal and civil remedies under the Act, as they can also lodge a police report or a magistrate's complaint, both criminal remedies, on top of seeking protection orders which is a civil remedy.

He added that 99 of the applications for protection orders were referred to the State Courts Centre for Dispute Resolution. Mr Tong also said 3,089 magistrate's complaints have been filed for alleged offences under the Act thus far.

 

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