PROSECUTION OF STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. LTD SEAMEN

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 16 July 1958 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 16 July 1958, Vol 6, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

E. P. ShanksSeah Peng Chuan
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Mr Seah Peng Chuan asked the Attorney-General-

(a) whether he has authorised the prosecution of persons employed by the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., on board their ships for refusing to proceed to sea in pursuance of a strike note by their Union;

(b) the number of such persons whose prosecution he has authorised:

(c) whether a member of the Singapore Bar has been authorised by him to prosecute these seamen; and

(d) who is paying for this prosecution.

Mr E. P. Shanks: Sir, the answer to the first part of this question is none. The second part therefore does not arise.

As to the third and fourth parts, the position is that a member of the Bar does hold an authorisation from me to conduct certain private prosecutions which are, I believe, the prosecutions to which the question relates.

I have no authoritative information as to who is paying for these.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 16 July 1958. Republished on SGParliament.