TODAY reported on the amendment of the Singapore Armed Forces Act, which "seeks to amend the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295) to enable the Singapore Armed Forces to be deployed in aid of civilian authorities for specified purposes or in specified events." as stated in the explanatory statement in the Bill (PDF).
sgwatchDOG hopes that this is not the start of the slide down the slippery slope towards the use of the military to arrest citizens.
The proceedings are recorded in the Hansard.
The Straits Times also has an article on this issue.
last updated: 10th August 2007
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