Regrettable, says MHA, on ex-detainee's claims that Singapore's drug laws are ineffective

Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam touched on Singapore’s drug control policies in a wide-ranging speech in Parliament on May 8.SINGAPORE — Former political detainee Teo Soh Lung's claims that the Government's drug laws and policies are ineffective are regrettable, and Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam stands by what he said in Parliament, said the Ministry of Home Affairs .

On May 8, Shanmugam touched on Singapore's drug control policies in a wide-ranging speech in Parliament. He reiterated the reasons for the strict stand against drugs, and the reasons for the policies. He also mapped out plans to tackle drug threats both new and old, especially among the young. At the time, he said: "The Transformative Justice Collective, Online Citizen Asia, Andrew Loh, Kirsten Han, and M. Ravi continued to make false statements alleging that a person awaiting capital punishment was denied an interpreter during the recording of his statement.In her Facebook post, Teo also accused Shanmugam of misusing parliamentary privilege, and said former drug abusers and their families were in Parliament to be "entertained by the minister".

"The drug problem cannot be permanently 'solved', as Teo seems to suggest. There will be people who will abuse drugs.

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