Showing posts with label rioters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rioters. Show all posts

Another Indian rioter escapes severe punishment after pleading guilty to lesser charge offered by Singapore AGC

The Hindu, 14 Feb 2014
A second Indian national, who has worked in Singapore less than a year, is to plead guilty under charges for rioting in Singapore last December.
Singaravelu Vignesh, a 23-year-old construction worker, was originally charged with rioting in the Little India precinct in Singapore and faced jail term of up to seven years and canning.
Mr. Vignesh’s lawyer M. Lukshumayeh said his client would plead guilty under an amended charge of continuing in an assembly that was ordered to disperse after the December 8, 2013 riots. Full story

52 Indian rioters deported to make Singapore 'safe", says Dy Commissioner of Police T Raja Kumar

International Business Times, 20 Dec 2013
In the aftermath of the Little India incident, Singapore has announced the deportation of 52 Indians and one Bangadeshi worker for their role in the December 8 riot.
In a report published in Singaporean daily, Strait Times, Deputy Commissioner of Police T Raja Kumar stated that 53 workers were deemed as threat under the Immigration Act and were being deported as they posed a threat to the safety and security of Singapore. Full story