Written Answer by Minister for Law, Mr K Shanmugam, to Parliamentary Question on Pre-Trial Remandees Offered Bail But Declined

11 Sep 2017 Posted in Parliamentary speeches and responses

Asst Prof Mahdev Mohan (Nominated Member of Parliament)

Question:
To ask the Minister for Law in each year since 2011 (a) what is the number of pre-trial remandees who have been offered the option of being released on bail but do not avail themselves of it; and (b) how many persons within this group have been ultimately remanded for a longer period of time than their custodial sentences or have been given non-custodial sentences or acquitted by the courts.

Answer:

1. We do not track the number of pre-trial remandees who have been offered the option of being released on bail but do not avail themselves of it.

Last updated on 11 Sep 2017