Medical Investigation of Suspects by the Police

• Main Author: LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1996
• Subjects: Criminal procedure; medical examinations of suspects by the police; taking of tissue samples from suspects by the police; Asian Studies; Criminal Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/593; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1592/viewcontent/MedicalInvestigationSuspectPolice_1996.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Although medical examinations and samples taken from suspects' bodies in the course of police inquiries often lead to the discovery of important evidence, Singapore criminal procedure does not appear to empower the police to carry out such medical investigations. Neither does it safeguard the interests of suspects. It is submitted that the Criminal Procedure Code and other statutes should be brought up to date with modern science.