5 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel will be charged on Wednesday (25 Jul) in relation to the death of full-time National Serviceman (NSF) CPL Kok Yuen Chin.
Ranked in order of seniority, the 5 men are:
The news confirms an earlier statement by Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam. Earlier this year, Mr Shanmugam told Parliament that criminal charges were “almost certain” in the case of CPL Kok’s death.
CPL Kok, 22, was days away from ending his National Service when he was found unconscious at the foot of Tuas View Fire Station’s pump well in May.
Initial investigations suggest he was forced to enter the well as part of a ragging activity, despite him not knowing how to swim. The well contained 11m of water.
CPL Kok was later pronounced dead at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
As criminal investigations continue, the SCDF is taking steps to abolish its disturbing culture of ragging. A Board of Inquiry has been convened to look into the incident and make recommendations.
And SCDF Commissioner Eric Yap told personnel that there will be “zero tolerance for any officer who contravenes the rules”. Metal gratings over pump wells and more CCTVs were installed in order to deter a repeat incident.
“We owe it to CPL Kok to ensure that this must never happen again,” COMR Yap said.
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