Alleged Little India rioter to seek judicial review on ICA conditions

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One of the 25 men charged with rioting at Little India on December 8 intends to seek judicial review on the conditions that the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has imposed on him.









SINGAPORE: One of the 25 men charged with rioting at Little India on December 8 intends to seek judicial review on the conditions that the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has imposed on him.


Twenty-eight-year-old Arun Kaliamurthy is currently out on bail of S$20,000.


But as part of the bail conditions that ICA has imposed, Arun has to report to the immigration authorities daily to get his special pass.


On Monday, his lawyer M Ravi argued that his client, who is a tourist in Singapore, has had his social visit pass cancelled while the others accused in the same case had been allowed their work permits.


Mr Ravi said Arun has been unfairly treated and urged the court to allow his client to report to the ICA on a weekly basis instead.


The court noted that the conditions have been set by the ICA and it has no jurisdiction on this.

Thus, Mr Ravi said he will seek a judicial review in the High Court on the matter.


Meanwhile, the case has been fixed for a pre-trial conference on January 29.




- CNA/nd


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