Legislation to Institutionalise Plea Bargaining

Parliament of Singapore · 12 November 2012

Official Report, 12 November 2012, Vol 89, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

K ShanmugamTan Kheng Boon Eugene
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Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Minister for Law when the proposed legislation to formalise and institutionalise the structure of plea bargaining in our legal system will be introduced.

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Mr K Shanmugam: The Attorney-General spoke about plea bargaining at the Opening of the Legal Year 2012. MinLaw has since been in discussions with the Attorney-General's Chambers on whether a system of plea bargaining should be introduced in Singapore and, if so, the modalities. No firm conclusions have been reached.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 12 November 2012. Republished on SGParliament.