ADJOURNMENT

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 17 November 1961 · 2nd Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 17 November 1961, Vol 15, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

David MarshallOng Pang Boon

Resolved, "That this Assembly do now adjourn."-[Dr Toh Chin Chye].

Adjourned accordingly at Twenty-eight minutes to Nine o'clock p.m.

Friday, 17th November, 1961

Capital Crimes

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Mr David Marshall asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of persons between the ages of 18 and 21 convicted of capital crimes for each of the years 1955 to 1960, and for the first ten months of 1961; (b) the number of such persons who the Minister is satisfied were secret society members; (c) the number of such persons who were not secret society members; and (d) the number of such persons who were secret society members and were executed.

Mr Ong Pang Boon: The information sought by the Member for Anson is given in the following table:- Jan. to Oct. 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total (a) Number of persons between 18 years and 21 years convicted of capital crimes 1 1 - 1 3 - 1 7 (b) Number of (a) who were known Secret Society members 1 1 - 1 3 - 1 7 (c) Number of (a) who were not known to be Secret Society members - - - - - - - - (d) Number of (b) who were executed - 1 - - - - - 1

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 November 1961. Republished on SGParliament.