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07-08-2021, 06:56 PM
PV chief Lim Tean asks if ministers “think it’s right” to allow enforcement officers enter homes without warrants, despite no proof of COVID-19 breaches
by Aldgra F. 05/08/2021
In the wake of Singapore actor Nick Mikhail’s case, who voiced frustration at how the authorities had recently conducted an impromptu inspection at his home to search for potential COVID-19 breaches, questions have loomed about the laws that allow safe distancing enforcement officers to enter homes without warrants.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has earlier clarified that safe distancing enforcement officers can enter, inspect, and search various premises, including residences, without a warrant to check that COVID-19 regulations are being complied with.
URA’s response to Mr Nick Mikhail’s Instagram post has triggered public concern over the laws, with many netizens asking if safe distancing enforcement officers are even well-trained as the police to be given such powers.
People’s Voice (PV) Party chief Lim Tean also took to Facebook on Tuesday (3 Aug) asking if the Ministers – particularly Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Minister of Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam – “think it’s right” to allow such officers to enter homes without warrants, despite having no evidence of COVID-19 breaches.
“If I am in Parliament, I will raise urgent questions for Lee Hsien Loong and Shanmugam and demand to know whether they think that it is right that these social distancing personnel are able to enter people’s homes, when they have no proof that rules and regulations have been breached!” he wrote.
by Aldgra F. 05/08/2021
In the wake of Singapore actor Nick Mikhail’s case, who voiced frustration at how the authorities had recently conducted an impromptu inspection at his home to search for potential COVID-19 breaches, questions have loomed about the laws that allow safe distancing enforcement officers to enter homes without warrants.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has earlier clarified that safe distancing enforcement officers can enter, inspect, and search various premises, including residences, without a warrant to check that COVID-19 regulations are being complied with.
URA’s response to Mr Nick Mikhail’s Instagram post has triggered public concern over the laws, with many netizens asking if safe distancing enforcement officers are even well-trained as the police to be given such powers.
People’s Voice (PV) Party chief Lim Tean also took to Facebook on Tuesday (3 Aug) asking if the Ministers – particularly Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Minister of Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam – “think it’s right” to allow such officers to enter homes without warrants, despite having no evidence of COVID-19 breaches.
“If I am in Parliament, I will raise urgent questions for Lee Hsien Loong and Shanmugam and demand to know whether they think that it is right that these social distancing personnel are able to enter people’s homes, when they have no proof that rules and regulations have been breached!” he wrote.
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