Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Home Affairs and for Social and Family Development, confirmed that foreigners convicted of offences in Singapore and facing deportation can specify their preferred deportation destination.
However, Ms Sun on Tuesday (2 July) clarified in response to a parliamentary question filed by Ms Sylvia Lim, Workers' Party MP for Aljunied GRC, that it is not simply a matter of offenders stating “I choose and therefore I will be sent there.”
She elaborated, stating, “There needs to be an assessment by the ministry as to whether or not the individual can be admissible to the country, based on the travel document that he or she holds.”
Ms Lim asked about the factors considered in determining the deportation destinations for convicted foreigners after they complete their sentences, particularly in light of the recent billion-dollar money laundering case.
In response, Ms Sun stated: “Such foreigners can go to any country to which their passport or travel document allows them to go. This applies similarly to the convicted foreigners in the S$3 billion money laundering case.”
1 июл 2024
