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Keeping remand numbers in check with e-tagging and reduced bail
This is the sixth in The Straits Times series by Senior Law Correspondent K. C. Vijayan on legal issues, with each edition tied to a specific area of law. Today's articles, themed on criminal law, dwell on aspects of accused persons on remand, white-collar crime and three drug trafficking cases where the top court reversed the decisions and added more clarity to the drug laws.
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Lawyer Peter Ong Lip Cheng speaking to his client - who is wearing an electronic tag on his left ankle - at his office on Thursday.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Reviewing remand numbers, tracking remand cases and considering moves to offer bail to more, instead of keeping accused persons in remand.
These are some concerns that a task force from the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) seeks to address, acting in concert with other agencies.
