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Singapore riot: 4 more Indians charged

Singapore: Four more Indians were charged today for alleged rioting in Singapore's worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years as police continued the crackdown on foreign workers, taking the number of Indians charged to


Singapore previously witnessed violence of such scale during race riots in 1969.

The Criminal Legal Aid Scheme was helping to secure lawyers for all the accused, its representative told the Court.

The Indian High Commission in Singapore was working with Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry to facilitate consular access and support for all the accused.  

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has ordered the formation of a special committee to probe the incident and warned to use “full force of the law” against trouble-makers.

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