Proposal for Public Defender Scheme for Vulnerable Persons

Ms Carrie Tan asked the Minister for Law whether there can be a public defender scheme for vulnerable persons provided by the state for non-death penalty criminal cases.

Mr K Shanmugam: The agencies have considered the High Court judgment, and are conducting reviews. These reviews are still in progress.

I will address the question raised by the Member, after the reviews are completed. I expect to do so at the November sitting. As I have indicated, I will be making a Ministerial Statement.