During their exchange, it appears that the woman had called the police hotline but had called again to cancel. Nevertheless, as the male officer said, the two officers were sent downstairs just to make sure everything was okay. In the video, a woman follows two police officers into an elevator that looks like an HDB block, and she can be heard telling a police officer: “They grabbed my phone, it`s okay, I`ll put it online, that`s it.” Singapore has a law that regulates photography and filming. Here you will find the most important provisions of this law. If such an order is issued, anyone in the vicinity of a terrorist incident must cease creating or communicating video clips, images, text or audio messages of the location and any ongoing police operations. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in a fine of up to S$20,000 ($15,130) and/or up to two years in prison, according to Zaobao. The woman followed the two officers directly to her car and continued filming as they left, the video received 24,000 views, many disappointed that time and resources were used so unnecessarily, 2. Under normal circumstances, the Public Order Act allows law enforcement officers to order a specific person to stop recording or sharing films or footage of ongoing operations. Failure to comply is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. I don`t know if it`s illegal or not, but they`re also human beings. How would you feel if someone took a video/photo of you without your permission? Just let them do their job. They say they don`t want to see their photos on this social media site anymore.
This is a completely legal measure. And the organization you work for needs to delete the photos. Another solution would be to blur the faces of those who have withdrawn their consent. The move follows incidents such as the attack on the kosher Hypercacher supermarket in Paris in 2015, when a lone terrorist holding hostages in the store was able to watch live television broadcasts from police outside preparing to storm the site, the Interior Ministry (MHA) said. 3. In the event of serious incidents that could lead to mass public disturbances, such as terrorist attacks, the Special Powers Act (POSSPA) gives the police special powers to further control communications. Under ODSPP, the Chief of Police may issue a Stop Communications Order (OSC). It prohibits the recording or sharing of movies, images, text, or audio messages of the entire declared range of events. Unlike the powers under the Act, this order does not have to be directed against a specific person, but prohibits any person. Violations that violate the CSO are punishable by up to two years in prison, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. Christopher de Souza: I would like to ask the Minister of the Interior what legal instruments are in place to prevent the recording of video or photographic recordings of police officers or officials of security agencies facing a crisis or security threat, especially if the recording of these recordings affects the ability of officers to defuse the threat and ensure public safety.
In the United States and France, I record all my encounters with the police, and there are never any problems. Is it legal to film police officers in Singapore? Singapore is preparing to enact a new law allowing police to stop communications in the event of a terrorist attack, after which individuals, including the press, can be asked to stop taking photos or videos of a police operation, let alone transmitting or sharing them online. The woman followed the two officers directly to her car and continued filming as they drove away until the car was no longer visible. “There is no doubt that the information available to the terrorists complicated the police operation, reduced the chances of success of the operation and endangered the safety of officers and hostages,” the MHA said in a statement. The MHA and the police stressed that a communication check would only be carried out in very exceptional circumstances. A video taken by a woman recording two police officers has surfaced and is going viral. In short, the bill is an order to suspend communications in order to give the chief of police broad powers. Even if there is no actual attack, police can order the public to stop using their phones or other recording devices as they see fit.