SINGER CUP CRICKET MEET (Wielding and using of canes for crowd control)

Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Home Affairs if he will explain the incident where employees of a security company were seen to be publicly wielding and using canes for crowd control during the Singer Cup Cricket Meet.

The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs (Assoc. Prof. Ho Peng Kee) (for the Minister for Home Affairs): Sir, Police investigation shows that the guards were not issued with canes during the tournament. The canes were actually flag markers pitched on the field during the tournament. Towards the end of the game, the canes were used by some spectators against each other. Security guards picked the canes up to prevent the spectators from using them in a fight. According to Police at the scene, at no time did they see guards using the canes as a weapon to control the crowd.