Breakdown of Children and Young Persons below 25 Years Old Detained under Internal Security Act in Past 10 Years

Debated in Parliament on 25 Feb 2021.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of individuals aged 18 and below and those aged 19 to 25 detained under the Internal Security Act in the past 10 years, as well as the median detention duration for each group.
Minister K Shanmugam responded that three individuals aged 16 to 18 and seven individuals aged 19 to 25 were detained for terrorism-related conduct since 2010.
Of those aged 16 to 18, two remain detained and one was released on a Restriction Order after two years.
Of those aged 19 to 25, two remain detained and the rest were released on Restriction Orders, with detention periods ranging from two to six years.
The reply did not specify the median number of years detained for each age group as requested.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many children and young persons aged 18 years and below and persons between 19 and 25 years old respectively at the time of detention have been detained under the Internal Security Act in the past 10 years; and (b) what is the median number of years the persons in each age group have been detained.

K Shanmugam

Since 2010, ISD has detained three individuals aged between 16 and 18; and seven individuals aged between 19 and 25; under the Internal Security Act for terrorism-related conduct.

Of the three individuals aged between 16 and 18, two remain in detention, while the third individual was released on a Restriction Order (RO) after two years in detention.

Of the seven individuals aged between 19 and 25, two remain in detention, while the rest have been released on RO. They were detained for periods ranging from two to six years.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of individuals aged 18 and below and those aged 19 to 25 detained under the Internal Security Act in the past 10 years, as well as the median detention duration for each group.
Minister K Shanmugam responded that three individuals aged 16 to 18 and seven individuals aged 19 to 25 were detained for terrorism-related conduct since 2010.
Of those aged 16 to 18, two remain detained and one was released on a Restriction Order after two years.
Of those aged 19 to 25, two remain detained and the rest were released on Restriction Orders, with detention periods ranging from two to six years.
The reply did not specify the median number of years detained for each age group as requested.

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Breakdown of Children and Young Persons below 25 Years Old Detained under Internal Security Act in Past 10 Years

Debated in Parliament on 25 Feb 2021.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of individuals aged 18 and below and those aged 19 to 25 detained under the Internal Security Act in the past 10 years, as well as the median detention duration for each group.
Minister K Shanmugam responded that three individuals aged 16 to 18 and seven individuals aged 19 to 25 were detained for terrorism-related conduct since 2010.
Of those aged 16 to 18, two remain detained and one was released on a Restriction Order after two years.
Of those aged 19 to 25, two remain detained and the rest were released on Restriction Orders, with detention periods ranging from two to six years.
The reply did not specify the median number of years detained for each age group as requested.

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Leon Perera

K Shanmugam

Since 2010, ISD has detained three individuals aged between 16 and 18; and seven individuals aged between 19 and 25; under the Internal Security Act for terrorism-related conduct.

Of the three individuals aged between 16 and 18, two remain in detention, while the third individual was released on a Restriction Order (RO) after two years in detention.

Of the seven individuals aged between 19 and 25, two remain in detention, while the rest have been released on RO. They were detained for periods ranging from two to six years.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the number of individuals aged 18 and below and those aged 19 to 25 detained under the Internal Security Act in the past 10 years, as well as the median detention duration for each group.
Minister K Shanmugam responded that three individuals aged 16 to 18 and seven individuals aged 19 to 25 were detained for terrorism-related conduct since 2010.
Of those aged 16 to 18, two remain detained and one was released on a Restriction Order after two years.
Of those aged 19 to 25, two remain detained and the rest were released on Restriction Orders, with detention periods ranging from two to six years.
The reply did not specify the median number of years detained for each age group as requested.

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Breakdown of Children and Young Persons below 25 Years Old Detained under Internal Security Act in Past 10 Years

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