The decision to reveal the criminal record of the driver who filmed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s son after picking him up was in the “public interest”, to give a fuller explanation of the police investigations, Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam wrote in response to a Parliamentary question on Monday .
Yahoo News Singapore had also reported that lawyers are divided in their opinion over the release of the driver’s criminal record. In a separate statement released on the same day, the police also said that the driver had been previously convicted of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent in 2014.
Shanmugam also confirmed in his written reply that the man had also been given a warning for a theft in dwelling in 2002 and a report was made against him for criminal intimidation in 2014. “When the police assess that it is necessary to release information earlier, they will do so, while being careful not to prejudice any investigations or legal proceedings that may follow.”
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