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COI convened to "investigate the circumstances leading to the death" of CFC (NS) Pang
SAF also announced in its statement that a "Committee of Inquiry (COI) was convened on 25 January 2019 by the Armed Forces Council to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Corporal First Class (National Service) [CFC (NS)] Pang Wei Chong, Aloysius".
"For this COI, a judge nominated by the State Court will be Chairman and its other members include a consultant medical specialist, a member of the External Review Panel on SAF Safety (ERPSS), a member of the Workplace Safety and Health Council, and a senior-ranked National Serviceman," added the Armed Forces.
In a bid to assure the public that the investigations will be conducted as fairly and as independently as possible, SAF stressed that "None of the COI members work within MINDEF or are SAF regulars".
"Since June last year, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) included serving or ex-judges as persons eligible to chair the COI, in addition to senior civil servants," said SAF.
Elaborating on the role of the COI into CFC (NS) Pang's death, SAF said: "The COI has full powers and access to material and witnesses to investigate the circumstances leading to the death, determine the contributory factors and make recommendations to rectify any lapses uncovered to enhance safety of training and operations."
"The COI will submit its report in full to the ERPSS for comments, questions, and views. The ERPSS will provide a written report on the COI findings, which will be made public," SAF added.
With the inclusion of the last sentence, the gahmen is aware of the credibility gap where all these COIs are concerned. And with this sentence, one can be assured that the final report will be sanitised for the public that they take for fools.
SAF also announced in its statement that a "Committee of Inquiry (COI) was convened on 25 January 2019 by the Armed Forces Council to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Corporal First Class (National Service) [CFC (NS)] Pang Wei Chong, Aloysius".
"For this COI, a judge nominated by the State Court will be Chairman and its other members include a consultant medical specialist, a member of the External Review Panel on SAF Safety (ERPSS), a member of the Workplace Safety and Health Council, and a senior-ranked National Serviceman," added the Armed Forces.
In a bid to assure the public that the investigations will be conducted as fairly and as independently as possible, SAF stressed that "None of the COI members work within MINDEF or are SAF regulars".
"Since June last year, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) included serving or ex-judges as persons eligible to chair the COI, in addition to senior civil servants," said SAF.
Elaborating on the role of the COI into CFC (NS) Pang's death, SAF said: "The COI has full powers and access to material and witnesses to investigate the circumstances leading to the death, determine the contributory factors and make recommendations to rectify any lapses uncovered to enhance safety of training and operations."
"The COI will submit its report in full to the ERPSS for comments, questions, and views. The ERPSS will provide a written report on the COI findings, which will be made public," SAF added.
With the inclusion of the last sentence, the gahmen is aware of the credibility gap where all these COIs are concerned. And with this sentence, one can be assured that the final report will be sanitised for the public that they take for fools.
