“The current ISD OIC for WRDC holds a Superscale rank equivalent to a Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police or a Brigadier General in the SAF. He is a Command Director who reports directly to Director ISD. He oversees a directorate of several distinct functional divisional units. WRDC is one of these functional units.

The COI found that the ISD OIC had properly discharged his duties and was not at fault. The COI’s view is that it is necessary for the ISD OIC to delegate his statutory responsibility given his full-time job as a Command Director. The COI observed that the ISD OIC had in fact made several improvements to the WRDC. He instituted proper systems and procedures and also recruited a full-time Superintendent with the requisite experience and qualifications to take charge of the administration of WRDC.

I accepted the COI’s assessment that the ISD OIC is not at fault. Nevertheless, I decided to relieve this Command Director of the ISD OIC appointment. This was done on 24 Apr 2008. Even though he was not responsible for the lapses of specific officers down the line, he bears responsibility on account of his statutory appointment as Officer-in-Charge of WRDC.

Although this Command Director has not been subjected to disciplinary action, the incident and his removal from the OIC appointment will have a bearing on his performance appraisal.”

This is so blatantly unjust ! The buck stopped at the Command Director even when the COI felt he was not at fault. Why the heck does he bear responsibility on account of his statutory appointment as Officer in charge while the Director ISD and the Minister himself get off scot free ?

How can WKS look himself in the mirror each day ? Shame !!

What do you expect from Singapore Junta ?
They themselves feel so insecure that if they think that if they concede to the demand of the citizen, it will set the precedent for the future to come. It is not hard to see who’s the next incompetence clown to be kicked off our unelite caring face.

I think WKS said it himself. Even though he may not offer his resignation, he should at least shoulder some responsibility on account of his statutory appointment as the Home Minister.

Actually, if WKS were to just play along and offer his resignation with LHL promptly rejecting and come out and said it is OK, then all this flak would have gone away and WKS may end up looking quite good.

This I suppose in PAP terms is – Managing Expectation.

This is called double standard policy! I am very disappointed.

Singapore is ultimately a very young nation to begin with. Somewhere in time I guess some sort of sort matters will happen. I was disappointed when the incident actually happen. But even more so that Mas Selamat is still at large after almost three months. I’m starting to accept the fact that he might never be caught again here.

While we move to answer issues of bread and butter and rising cost of living, I hope that the Government will learn to handle such incidents (If any) with more accountability. As the saying goes, “Be a Man, Do the right thing”.

Such a analogy !
Come on, how many ISA are there in Singapore ? Don’t terrific me into thinking that there is many ISA as there are many schools in Singapore.

This commenter should understand the backslash occurs because the arrogancy and the disconnection between those in Ivory tower and the ground. The need to say that they need exorbitant salary to match their ‘glorified’ job but without the responsbility and accountability going with it..

Perhaps more thinking and observation be used:
“If there is a chain collision on a highway, should the Transport Minister be held responsible?”

Now such collision did occur, and suicide occur that disrupt MRT operation, but did I recall that blogosphere call for transport minister to resign ?
Quote reality and paste event rather than just simple example.
On the whole, Singaporean is not unreasonable and know the root of problem.

So ask why this happen differently for WKS ? Obvious, this WKS sprout rubbish and nonsense and insulting the intelligence of Singaporean. And he himself is deputy prime minister ? A relative of MEE SIAM MAI HUM clown ? Bunch of clowns of same feather clown around obviously.

If failure rate in a school is very high, then should the Education Minister be held responsible? If there is a chain collision on a highway, should the Transport Minister be held responsible? Very often, we forget what was done well in the past. We should not let this security lapse overshadow the many past merits. Remember how Yishun MRT bomb attempt was foiled?