Singapore to set up new police command to help victims of sexual crime and family violence

Law Minister K. Shanmugam (third from left) with (from left) Minister of State Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State Sim Ann, SHE chairman Stefanie Yuen Thio and Parliamentary Secretary Rahayu Mahzam at the Sexual Assault Awareness Seminar. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Victims of sexual assault and family violence will have more support with the formation of a new police command by 2023 to oversee all such cases.

The Sexual Crime and Family Violence Command will be staffed by police officers who have specialised expertise in handling sexual crime and family violence cases and who possess good victim management skills.