2024年4月3日，新加坡內政部長兼律政部長尚穆根，在國會上回復義順集選區議員黃國光，有關於虐待兒童或青少年的議題。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
黃國光（義順集選區）問內政部長
（a）在決定是否根據1993年《兒童與青少年法》第6(3)(b)(ii)和第6(3)(c)(ii)條對虐待兒童或青少年造成心理傷害的行為提起訴訟時會考慮哪些因素？
（b）內政部能否分享任何與此有關的過往案例？
尚穆根：在決定是否起訴、適用什麼樣的法律條款時，該責任和裁量權屬於公共檢察官。公共檢察官在做此類決定時會考慮幾方面因素，特別是是否有1993年《兒童與青少年法》規定的心理傷害的證據。同時，證據是否充分則取決於多種其他因素，包括兒童和青少年接受詢問的能力和願望，醫療和心理證據，以及其他證據，如來自孩子所在學校和旁觀者的佐證。
內政部沒有任何過去的案例可以分享。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the factors taken into consideration when deciding on whether or not to press charges for ill-treatment of a child or young person by causing emotional harm as defined under sections 6(3)(b)(ii) and 6(3)(c)(ii) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993; and (b) whether the Ministry is able to share any past case studies to illustrate the above.
Mr K Shanmugam: The responsibility and discretion for deciding whether to charge a person and, if so, which offence provision to use, lies with the Public Prosecutor. In making such decisions, the Public Prosecutor may consider several factors, in particular whether there is evidence of emotional harm as defined by the Children and Young Persons Act 1993. Whether the evidence is sufficient depends in turn on a variety of other factors, including the child or young person's ability and willingness to be interviewed, the availability of medical and psychological evidence and the availability of corroborative evidence, for example, from the school at which the child was studying or other observers.
The Ministry does not have any past case to share.
FS丨編輯
HQ丨編審
新加坡國會丨來源
