Student groups have not been approved for approval. National Congress held a rally to protest the Israeli-Kazakhstan conflict police: appeals can be made but law must be abide by

The student group organized protest rally related to the Israeli-Kazakhstan conflict on campus without obtaining a permit. After receiving the report, the police came to investigate six people at home, saying that the questioning and seizing electronic equipment were in compliance with legal procedures.

The police stressed that there is no objection to the demands raised by the event, but the organizers must abide by the regulations of public gatherings.

On January 13, a group supporting Palestine, “Students For Palestine Singapore”, placed 124 pairs of shoes and a white shroud in the grass outside a research center on the National University of Singapore campus, claiming that it was to mourn and commemorate Palestinian students who died in the Israeli-Kazakhstan conflict, while protesting the school's academic partnership with Israeli institutions.

The group posted on social media on February 27, saying that the police went to the rooms of the students and alumni without notice and seized clothes, mobile phones and computers, causing them to be late for school and work and lost electronic information. The group said police were “trying to intimidate students and keep them silent.”

In response to the allegations, the Singapore Police Force made clear its position and restored the investigation process when responding to media inquiries on Friday (March 7). “The police have no objection to the appeals raised by the event, and as long as it is not illegal, people are free to initiate such or other appeals.”

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However, the police also pointed out that if a public gathering is to be held, it must obtain a police permit in advance, and the event has not been approved. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, the police have the right to conduct investigations including searches, as well as login, check and check any equipment related to the crime.

On February 27, police went to the residences of six people involved in the case to investigate, aged between 21 and 28. Among them, three of them were in their residence and hoped to record their confessions on the spot. Another person was also at the residence, but asked to be questioned by the police the next day; the police also agreed to his request and interviewed at the Kinwentai Police Station the next day.

The remaining two did not accept police questioning, and the police have issued a written notice requiring them to go to the Jinwentai Police Station the next day to interview to assist in the investigation.

Police said their electronic devices were related to evidence of crime, and clothing was believed to be used at the event, so they were all seized. “This is done in many investigations because these devices tend to contain relevant evidence.”