Singapore Govt open to using chemical castration to tackle sex crimes if proven effective: minister

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said the Government takes a serious view of sexual crimes and imposes stiff penalties, especially when the victims are minors. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: The Government is open to considering measures including pharmacological anti-androgen treatments, also known as chemical castrations, if it is clear such measures are effective in bringing down crime rates.

Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam was responding in a written reply on Tuesday (Sept 8) to a question from Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) about whether the Ministry of Home Affairs had evaluated measures such as pharmacological anti-androgen treatments, and a sex offender register to deter sexual offences against children and young people.

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