Han Hui Hui reunited with children as POFMA correction direction issued over livestream falsehoods

Political activist Han Hui Hui was reunited with her three young children on Monday, 16 March 2026, after the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) completed its social investigation into their removal from her care the previous month.

The reunion followed a family conference held on the same day, during which MSF worked with Han and her husband to agree on additional safeguards. These were assessed as necessary before the children could be returned to Han's care.

The following day on Tuesday (17 Mar), the Minister for Social and Family Development instructed the POFMA Office to issue a Correction Direction against Han under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA).

The direction relates to seven false statements identified in Han's since-deleted Facebook livestream of 11 March 2026, which was subsequently posted on both Facebook and YouTube. Han will be required to carry the Correction Notice. The factual rebuttal issued by the government is available at the Factually portal at factually.gov.sg.

New safeguards put in place

Before the children were returned, MSF and the family jointly agreed on three categories of additional safeguards governing the children's ongoing care.

First, new safe adults from within the extended family were appointed to conduct regular check-ins on the children through physical visits and video calls. The paternal grandmother, who had previously served in this role under an earlier safety plan, was no longer considered suitable for that function.

Second, Han and her husband are required to receive targeted professional interventions from an MSF-appointed agency. These are intended to address the use of violence against one another, the drawing of the children into adult conflicts, and to strengthen safe parenting practices.

Third, MSF and relevant professionals will work closely with services engaged with the children — including their schools, an after-school service, and a home visitation programme — to monitor their safety and well-being, with instructions to alert MSF to any concerns.

MSF said it and the professionals working with the family would continue to monitor progress to ensure the family is able to provide safe care and that the children's welfare is sustainably safeguarded.

Background to the removal

Han's three children, aged three, five, and six, were removed from her household on 15 February 2026 after police were called to her home over an alleged altercation between the children and their paternal grandmother.

Officers assessed that there were immediate concerns about the children's safety. They removed the three children under Section 11(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 (CYPA) and referred the matter to MSF for further social investigation.

The children were taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), a designated place of temporary care and protection under Section 31 of the CYPA, for medical assessment and care.

The removal followed months of mutual allegations among Han, her husband, and the paternal grandmother. Since August 2025, police had received multiple reports from all three parties involving allegations of violence against one another.

A Child Protection Specialist Centre put in place a safety plan in October 2025, to which Han and her husband had consented. Under the plan, the paternal grandmother was designated as the safe adult responsible for overseeing the children's care within the home.

Between January and February 2026, police received fresh reports lodged by Han, her husband, and the paternal grandmother against one another. The 15 February incident — in which the individual designated to protect the children was herself involved in an alleged altercation with them — rendered the existing safety plan unworkable.

MSF stated it was therefore "no longer viable to continue with the existing safety plan."

Voluntary care agreement and supervised access

On 19 February 2026, Han and her husband signed a Voluntary Care Agreement with MSF, consenting to the children remaining at KKH while further care arrangements were determined. The agreement also provided for separate weekly supervised access sessions for each parent.

Han attended supervised access sessions at the hospital on 20 and 26 February, and on 1, 3 and 6 March 2026.

Photography and recording restrictions

Section 111(1) of the CYPA prohibits any person from publishing or broadcasting information or images that identify, or are likely to identify, a child who is or has been the subject of any investigation under the Act, without proper approval.

MSF cited this provision as the legal basis for instructions given to Han regarding photography and recording during her supervised access sessions.

On 1 March 2026, MSF's Protection Officer (PO) informed Han during her supervised access session that she was permitted to take photographs and videos of her children for personal use, but was not authorised to post them publicly, in order to safeguard their identity.

Despite this, on 7 March 2026, Han posted videos of her children — taken during the 1 March access session — on her public social media profiles.

On 11 March 2026, the PO again reminded Han not to take photographs or videos during the session and reiterated the reason. Han proceeded to livestream her interaction with the officer. The PO sought her cooperation to stop recording and to proceed with the access session.

As Han continued recording, the PO was unable to conduct the session. MSF stated it had never threatened to withhold access over Han's social media activity.

Videos related to this matter that were referenced in prior TOC reporting are no longer available as of the time of publication.

False statements identified under the correction direction

The POFMA correction direction identifies seven false statements in Han's 11 March 2026 livestream. The Minister for Social and Family Development stated that the government "takes a serious view of the deliberate communication of falsehoods," and that the direction was issued "to protect public trust and ensure that accurate facts are put up."

The seven false statements and the authorities' responses are as follows.

Han claimed the removal of her children was not carried out in accordance with the law. Authorities stated all actions were taken under the powers set out in the CYPA and related legislation.

Han claimed MSF removes children from families despite knowing there is no abuse, in order to demonstrate a high reconciliation rate. Authorities disputed this characterisation and described removal as a measure of last resort.

Han claimed she had not signed any agreement with MSF regarding the placement of her children in protective care. Authorities stated she and her husband signed a Voluntary Care Agreement on 19 February 2026.

Han alleged MSF instructed her not to film her children in order to withhold the truth about their physical condition. MSF stated the instruction was grounded in Section 111(1) of the CYPA and was intended to protect the children's identity, not to conceal their condition.

Han claimed MSF had threatened to deny her access to her children unless she deleted social media posts inconsistent with government policies. MSF rejected this claim.

Han claimed MSF sought to permanently deprive her of access to her children. MSF rejected this claim.

Han stated police had not concluded investigations that commenced in August 2025. Authorities said investigations into reports lodged between August and December 2025 in fact concluded in February 2026. Both Han and her husband were each issued 24-month conditional warnings — on 9 and 11 February 2026 respectively.

Removal as a measure of last resort

MSF and SPF reiterated that removal of children is a measure of last resort, invoked only when there is assessed immediate danger to a child's safety, or when the child cannot safely remain with a parent or guardian and no alternative care arrangements are possible.

The joint statement noted that even after removal, MSF continues to work with families toward safe reunification, providing intervention, counselling, and support services to address the underlying issues.

Police investigations into reports lodged by Han, her husband, and the paternal grandmother following December 2025 — including allegations arising from the 15 February 2026 incident — remain ongoing.

Han's background

Han, 33, is an activist who first gained public attention in 2013 over allegations concerning private education institutions in Singapore.

She subsequently co-organised protests at Hong Lim Park on issues including the Central Provident Fund (CPF), and was fined for organising a demonstration without a permit and for public nuisance. Han maintained the charges amounted to political persecution.

Han has contested two general elections — as an independent candidate in Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (SMC) in 2015, and as part of the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) team in Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 2025.