“Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has cited a lapse in security at the Whitley Detention Centre on Wednesday as the cause for the escape of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) member Mas Selamat Kastari.”
1. Given that Mas Selamat Kastari was considered Singapore’s number one most wanted, how did such a “lapse” occur?
“Mas Selamat had been taken from his cell to another part of the detention centre for a visit from his family. He then asked to be allowed to visit the toilet, where he escaped.”
2. Wasn’t Mas Selamat Kastari handcuffed or restrained when he was being transported to meet his family? How many guards were assigned to him? How was he able to escape from the toilet of a detention centre? Are there open windows for detainees to escape? Why is Singapore’s number one most wanted detained in a facility which obviously is not secure?
3. How long was it before his guards realized he was missing?
“Mr Wong described Mas Selamat as a security threat, which is why he was placed under preventive detention.”
“The security assessment was that the escape posed no imminent danger to the public.”
4. Mr Wong’s two statements above, as reported by CNA, seem to be contradictory? Mas Selamat Kastari was a “security threat” but is not an “imminent danger to the public”?
“That was because the security assessment was that the escape posed no imminent danger to the public.”
5. He is Singapore’s number one terrorist and most-wanted. On what basis does the minister claim that he posed no threat to the public.
“An independent investigation is underway and we should not speculate on what and how it happened.”
6. What sort of independent investigation is underway? Who are part of this “independent investigation”?
“On why the public was informed of the escape only four hours after the escape, Mr Wong said the escape posed no ‘imminent danger to the public’ at the time. ‘The focus then was to lock down the Whitley Road detention centre and then to start a systemic operation to find and arrest him.”
8. Are there security surveillance facilities on the premises such as cctvs, watchtowers, etc? How long did the “systemic operation to find and arrest him” last before the authorities realized that he has escaped out of the detention centre itself?
“Mr Wong said the focus was to lock down the detention centre before starting a systematic operation to search for the fugitive and arrest him.”
9. How long did it take the authorities to lock down the detention centre? Aren’t lockdowns suppose to be quick and fast for exactly instances such as this when someone is thought to have escaped?
10. Ah Hao, Richard Yong, “Limping Terrorist” Mas Selamat Kasturi – they all escaped in one way or another in recent years. Given these incidents, can Mas Selamat Kastuari’s escape be regarded as just a mere “security lapse”, as the minister described it? Should a thorough overhaul of security procedures be considered?
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STUPID & BALL-LESS SINGAPOREAN !! study so hard and get so good result but still can’t differentiate between a government all for itself or for the people. you people farking deserved to be slaved by yr blood sucking leaders.
The announcement of the completely off the mark budget forecast used as a reason for the GST hike and the timing of the JI leader’s escape — Greatest distraction for singaporean.
During the IMF meeting, we all can see the Police and a bunch of Gurkhas really put up a good show to impress the delegates. I still remember seeing a batallion of armed personnels walking hear and there, very impressive, just to show to the world what a WORLD CLASS security that we have! When the terrorist escaped from Indonesia and Philippine jails, we used to laugh at them, saying that they are just bunch of stupid assholes, but now we ask them for help in tracking down this great escapist, what a great joke on earth!
Oops! I am writing a book on “The Singapore’s Great Escape”, and I hope all of you will support me in buying a copy.
WKS had done us all in. He was challenging the JI when he said that Singapore did not see them as an imminent threat.
Singaporeans better stay indoors in the near term.
”Vigilant, we must be vigilant.” said Wong Kan Seng.
Vigilant my lan cheow lah Wong Cunt Sing.
MAs Selamat’s escape may cause GST to go up again next year.
Why?
To pay for higher security costs.
What really surprises me is that so much is happening, the budget debacle and now the JI thing, yet we have not heard anything from our PM not to mentioned our MM who usually has a lot to say based on his wisdom and vision…
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Mat Scofield-DEAD OR ALIVE is definately out there.So is the truth.From all the media coverage of this case,I do not want to believe what is fed to the citizens.I feel that the more information and wayang that has been generated since this prison break, the more questions there needs to be answered.
Our government is soefficient in getting people who speak ill of them.. Chee Soon Juan, Jayaretnam etc etc… But talking about real threat to our nation in the case of Mas Selamat… No results so far. Such lame excuses given to the public.. Sad.. real sad.
Mr Gary Teoh. Of all leaders in the world, you’d want Wong Kan Seng to learn from President bush? You gotta be insane. If he had that ‘bush’ mentality, we’d be at war right now and we wont win.
But seriously y’all, enough about why we weren’t informed sooner and enough about worrying how he escaped and what not… this isnt television where he tattooed blueprints on his ass and found a way out nor did black magic help Mas Selamat in any way.
“Ohh what do we tell the people?” “we’ll say he went to take a piss and then disappeared”… this is how stupid the government think we are. I seriously would have came up with a much better story.
They found him a threat so hes dead now. nuff said.
Still no result so far ah? seem like it is forgotten liao