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Singapore to double police cameras to more than 200,000 over next decade

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="police-force" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/overseas/08/04/police-force.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from the Singapore Police Force Instagram Page</figcaption></figure></div><p>SINGAPORE - Singapore aims to have more than 200,000 police cameras by at least 2030, Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam said on Tuesday, over double the current number of cameras deployed across the island state.</p><p>With a land area of a little over 700 square kilometers, Singapore has strict laws and its surveillance tools include more than 90,000 police cameras already installed across the city.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/07/19/21/singapore-schoolboy-found-dead-fellow-pupil-held-police">Singapore schoolboy found dead, fellow pupil held: police</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Surveillance cameras deployed by governments whether in Singapore or other countries, are sometimes criticized as being an invasion of privacy,&quot; Shanmugam, who is also the law minister, told parliament.</p><p>&quot;These claims overlook a couple of basic points that most people want to live in an environment, which is safe and secure,&quot; he said.</p><p>Singapore, a city-state of about 5.7 million people, is one of the safest countries in the world, according to a 2019 Gallup poll.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/07/15/21/singapore-sees-most-covid-19-cases-in-10-months-after-karaoke-cluster">Singapore sees most COVID-19 cases in 10 months after karaoke cluster</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1740554" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Singapore aims to have more than 200,000 police cameras by at least 2030, Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam said on Tuesday.