SINGAPORE, Oct 6 — The Singapore government will soon table legislation to reinforce a deterrence-based sentencing approach for scam offenders and those who facilitate scams, including young offenders, Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said today.
CNA reported that the proposed law comes in response to a High Court ruling in September that imposed probation and community-based sentences on several young money mule offenders, placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation rather than deterrence.
Speaking in Parliament, Shanmugam said the court’s reasoning was inconsistent with established sentencing guidelines, which recommend imprisonment or reformative training for scam-related offences because of the need to deter such crimes and protect the public.
