Lawyers in Singapore are divided over a police statement on the past offence of a man who circulated videos of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s eldest son.
In a second statement on the incident, the police revealed that the man had previously been convicted of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent in 2014. Yahoo News Singapore understands that the man was also previously given a warning for theft and had a police report lodged against him for criminal intimidation at some point.
“Whoever made the decision to release this person’s records should really start thinking about whether it’s correct or not to begin with. Whether you have a previous record may be relevant to the police investigation, but from the information disclosed, it does not seem relevant to the current matter,” said Sudheesan, who is also president of Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore but was speaking in his private capacity.
Remy Choo, a director at Peter Low & Choo LLC, was concerned that the statement might set an “unhealthy precedent”. Wijaya noted that there is usually an “expectation of privacy” under European laws, even when it comes to the publication of criminal offences. “But in Singapore, we don’t have such laws that say your privacy must be protected, except the PDPA and the normal laws of confidentiality, both of which do not apply here.”
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