CNA Explains: What happens when the government disagrees with the courts?
The Singaporean government plans to introduce new legislation to enforce deterrent sentences for scam-related offenders, including youths. This move follows a High Court ruling that favored probation over the government's preferred stricter sentencing guidelines.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between judicial discretion and legislative policy in Singapore's legal system regarding national security and crime deterrence.
A recent High Court ruling that overturned deterrent sentences for four young scam mules prompted the government to propose changes to the law. CNA looks at similar past cases, how lawmakers responded and the constitutional limits involved.
The Supreme Court (left) and the Parliament House. (Photos: CNA/Ili Mansor)
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