The Elephant in the Room – The Question of Prosecutorial Discretion
The headlines in recent days have been dominated by the ‘Monica Baey saga’ - the focus in particular on the inadequacy of actions in handling cases of sexual misconduct in an educational establishment such as NUS. One of the more prevalent but seemingly mysterious issues raised was the failure of the Attorney-General...
Is a glittering façade and the status quo really that important?
Ong Ye Kung has finally spoken but these things have gone on for years and this one has been in the public eye for a week already. Our AG was silent, Our Law minister was silent, all our Female politicians were silent and remain so while a young woman, and as we are now seeing a string of young women, have been violated. They...
Is Minister K Shanmugam going to keep his silence on the NUS scandal?
I applause Education Minister Ong Ye Kung who came out promptly not to defend National University of Singapore for imposing a one semester suspension on Nick Lim but to admit that the penalties imposed on him are manifestly inadequate which they indeed are. Bravo Mr Ong. The true measure of any person is not where he/she stands...
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