S’pore riot: 200 foreign workers issued police advisories

Singapore: Some 200 foreign workers, including Indians, were today issued formal police advisories for alleged involvement in Singapore’s worst street violence in 40 years.
The move came two days after 56 Indians and a Bangladeshi were deported from Singapore for alleged involvement in the December 8 riot in Little India, a precinct of Indian-origin businesses, eateries and pubs where most South Asian workers take their Sunday break.
Police said those issued advisories had played “a passive and incidental” role during the riot.
The workers started arriving at the Police Cantonment Complex at 10 am to receive police advisories at the Criminal Investigation Department. The foreign workers were accompanied by representatives of the companies they work for.
The workers were reminded they must abide by the laws of Singapore and should they commit any criminal offence, they would face stern action, including the revocation of their work privileges. While a police warning is usually issued “in place of prosecution” and indicates that an offence may have been committed, an advisory is given to those who have not committed offences, and face no further action, Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee as saying. (PTI)