Prevalence of Complaints of Discrimination and Unfair Treatment in Police Force and Involvement of External Experts in Reviews

4 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the investigation into the tragic death of a police officer and the concerns raised regarding racial discrimination will involve external experts and reviewers beyond the Singapore Police Force (SPF); (b) whether a process invoking the Inquiries Act (2007) will facilitate such external review and help retain confidence in the SPF; and (c) what mechanisms exist for SPF officers to highlight racial discrimination whether against themselves or fellow officers.

5 Mr Darryl David asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each year in the past five years, how many internal allegations and complaints of prejudice, discrimination or unfair treatment are handled in the Singapore Police Force; and (b) what is the respective percentage of such allegations and complaints against the total number of police officers.

The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Ms Sun Xueling) (for the Minister for Home Affairs): Mr Speaker, Sir, Minister Shanmugam will be delivering his answers to Oral Question Nos 4 and 5 as part of a Ministerial Statement on Allegations Surrounding Suicide of Sgt Uvaraja s/o Gopal.