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SINGAPORE - In a rare move, the People's Action Party Women's Wing has weighed in on a court case, saying it is dismayed at the sentence a National University of Singapore (NUS) student received for trying to strangle his former girlfriend.
In a short statement on Tuesday (July 21), the PAP Women's Wing said it has also shared its concerns about the sentencing with the Minister for Home Affairs, "who has committed to look further into the matter".
"The PAP Women's Wing and PAP Women Members of Parliament strongly denounce violence against women. Like many members of the public, we are dismayed that the sentence in this case appears disproportionate to the offence," the statement said.
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, who is the chairman of the Women's Wing and Second Minister for Home Affairs, carried the statement on her Facebook page and in all capital letters, announced that the matter was "an issue of serious concern".
Dentistry student Yin Zi Qin was earlier this month given a short detention order of 12 days and a day reporting order of five months, whereby offenders have to report to a centre for monitoring and counselling, as well as undergo rehabilitation.
The 23-year-old was also ordered to complete 80 hours of community service over a year.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ed-to-strangle-ex-girlfriend-disproportionate
SINGAPORE — The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Tuesday (July 21) in response to media queries that it will not appeal the case involving dentistry student Yin Zi Qin, whose sentence had triggered a public outcry and a review of the penalty framework for violent cases.
Yin, 23, from the National University of Singapore (NUS), was convicted of voluntarily causing hurt to an ex-girlfriend, 21. Last Friday, he was handed a 12-day short-detention order, a five-month day-reporting order, as well as 80 hours of community service. He will not have a criminal record if the sentence is successfully completed.
“AGC will not be appealing the matter,” a spokesperson said.
On Tuesday, the People’s Action Party’s Women’s Wing and the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) spoke out against the levity of the sentence. There have also been two online petitions related to the case.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Tuesday that the authorities will review the penalty framework for violent offences and the extent to which the offender’s educational background and other factors are relevant to the punishment.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...istry-student-whose-sentence-triggered-public
