INTERVIEWS BETWEEN SINGAPORE BAR MEMBERS AND DETAINEES (Ensurance of privacy)

Mr Lim Choon Mong asked (Mr Lim Koon Teck not being present to rise and ask his question) the Chief Secretary whether interviews between members of the Singapore Bar and persons detained under the Public Security Ordinance at the Criminal Investigation Department have been treated as confidential interviews; and whether he will give an assurance that all necessary steps are taken to ensure the complete privacy of these interviews.

Mr E. B. David: Yes, Sir, interviews between detainees and their legal advisers have been treated as confidential and I am prepared to give the assurance asked for in the second half of the question.