Singapore Bill lists criminal acts that can lead to detention without trial

A file picture of inmates at the Changi Prison Complex in Singapore. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: The types of criminal activities that can result in detention without trial are spelt out for the first time under a proposed legislation introduced in Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 9).

These include unlicensed moneylending, drug trafficking, kidnapping and offences related to organised criminal group activities.