FOUR of the 14 suspected international match-fixers arrested last month in an islandwide sting are being detained without trial, confirmed Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean.
In a written reply to parliamentary questions, he explained that the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (CLTPA) is used “as a last resort in cases where accomplices and witnesses dare not testify against criminals in court, for fear of reprisal”.
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