Conditions Determining Impounding of Arrested Person's Passport

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs what are the conditions that the Police use to determine if the passport of an arrested person should be impounded.

Mr K Shanmugam: The Police may impound the passport of an arrested person if he or she poses a flight risk.

In assessing flight risk, the Police consider, among other factors, the gravity of the alleged offence, the extent of the person’s roots in Singapore, the behaviour of the person during investigations and whether the person has attempted to abscond previously.