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The Kidnapping Act 1961 is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes the illegal abduction, wrongful restraints and wrongful confinement of any person. The law is designed specifically to make acts of knowingly seeking and receiving ransom in connection with the kidnap of any person a criminal offence.
Family Justice Act 2014 [6] Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966; Adoption of Children Act 1939; Children and Young Persons Act 1993; Criminal Procedure Code 2010; Guardianship of Infants Act 1934; Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1966; International Child Abduction Act 2010; Intestate Succession Act 1967; Legitimacy Act 1934; Maintenance of ...
Other serious offences are created by statutes such as the Arms Offences Act, Kidnapping Act, Misuse of Drugs Act and Vandalism Act. Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as legal penalties. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory.
The kidnapping was the first reported kidnapping case to occur in Singapore in a decade. The last case of kidnapping happened in April 1989, when 56-year-old goldsmith Phang Tee Wah was kidnapped by two men – 50-year-old Ibrahim Masod and 44-year-old Liow Han Heng – and later killed, and the men also attempted to extort ransom despite the ...
In 2006, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers, Ministry of Law and other agencies, conducted an extensive review of the Penal Code in order to bring it "up to date, and make it more effective in maintaining a safe and secure society in today's context". [11]
The kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh in 1981 led to his father, John Walsh, becoming one of the most vocal advocates for victims rights and the host of the long-running criminal justice show ...
The Lakewood Police Department in Denver, Colo. tells PEOPLE that they were contacted on Saturday, Oct. 19 after reports of a car being stolen with a child, 13-year-old Mario Mustata, inside.
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