Fifty-two Singaporeans have been detained in China on suspicion of involvement in an illegal pyramid scheme, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann confirmed in Parliament. Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic missions across China are actively extending consular assistance to the detainees. The ministry is monitoring their well-being, facilitating communication with their families, and working to ensure they receive fair treatment, proper medical attention, and access to legal representation in accordance with local Chinese laws and procedures.
- Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann confirmed that 52 Singapore citizens are currently detained in China.
- The detentions are connected to suspected involvement in cross-border pyramid sales activities.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore’s overseas posts in China are providing consular support to the individuals involved.
- Consular assistance includes ensuring fair treatment, access to medical care, and liaison with the detainees’ next of kin.
- The government noted that Singaporeans overseas remain subject to local laws, and foreign governments cannot interfere in domestic judicial processes.
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If scammers, better be fed and lodged at China's expense.
PRC New Citizens now called Singaporeans !?
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Walao…Whole of China is a scam organization with layers of networks and scams. No one can tell when and which scam will be exposed but it definitely will not occur when its backer is in power. So, good luck to those 52 Singaporeans implicated in this pyramid scheme🙂↔️.
Singapore government should not waste time and public money saving them.
guangxi nanning.. people tell u that it is a closed door policy.. tell u to visit the place.. dont listen to their bullshit!
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Offence in china
Will be jail
Death penalty
SO SAD DUE TO SINGAPORE HARDSHIP MOST SINGAPOREAN ARE GOING OVERSEAS TO COMMIT CRIME JUST TO MAKE A LIVING MOST LIKELY THERE ARE HUNDRED OVER THOUSAND SINGAPOREAN OVERSEAS COMMITING CRIME OR MAYBE MANUFACTURE OR TRADING DRUGS LOL. SAD
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LOL whats this UNO reverse
mainland chinese criminals jailed in Taiwan have no home to go back to, ccp doesn't want them. In your case, ccp is poor, they want moolah for prisoner exchange
In Singapore, caning.😂😂😂😂😂😂
Let them rot in china prison why give consulate asisstance to criminals.
New citizen from China. Congulation. PAP
Some of the staff working at the singapore anti-scam center are the scammers themselves, but nobody knows about it.
I've lived and work in China for 26 years and this news affect others like myself. These criminals should be punished by the full extend of Chinese laws and not be given any mercy because they are aware of what their doing is illegal.
Embarassing
These Singaporeans detained, likely to be former Mainland Chinese? What do you think? Many Mainland Chinese of the wrong kind converted to Singapore Citizenships. Singapore also granted citizenships to these people so easily, the kinds that you don’t wish to be your fellow citizens.
52 ?!?!? That is huge quantity! For serious case, criminals will be executed. In ancient times, head cutter would use a heavy knife and cut the criminal head. For not that serious case, they will be given free food and free lodging in the prison. Can govt cancel their citizenship? If not, they might come back and do pyramid things
why assist them if they commit a crime there, if we can prison a PRC here in SG, the communist can also put them in prison there too. If they need to put a bullet in their head, the scammers need to accountable for.
I thought 🤔 Singapore is one of the highest income per capita in the world? What is this world their doing to dupe 😠 the world through their get rich quick scam scheme?
You can keep them.