The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Tuesday that schools in Singapore have the obligation to cooperate with the police and “not stand in the way of law”, but will seek to ensure the well-being of its students if they assist with police investigations. This is in response to media queries about the case of Benjamin Lim, a 14-year-old boy …

In response to the case of 14-year-old Benjamin Lim, individuals have started to speak up about their past experience and voice out against the systematic issue that the Singapore Police Force might have with its policing protocols, . Below are some accounts of individuals sharing their personal experience or as a family member on encounters with the police. The names …

After the case of 14-year-old, Benjamin Lim was reported by TOC, a mother has written in to share her story of her son. Although not alleged of the same offence and circumstances, however, her son went through the same experience of having to be unaccompanied in a police interview. She shared that an unresolved offence that took place in her …

By Zarina Jaffar Like any other loving mummy, my heart bleeds reading the death of young Benjamin and the event surrounding it before he decided to take his life in a spur of a moment. In a confused state, in a daze and shame… I don’t want to politicize this matter except to highlights the severity of not handling a …