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52 Singaporeans arrested in China detained following a law enforcement operation
52 Singaporean citizens have been arrested and detained in China’s Guangxi province for their suspected involvement in pyramid scheme activities and related offences.
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is providing consular assistance to them, said MFA and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a joint statement on Friday (4 Sept).
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MFA made 3 visits to all Singaporeans arrested in China
Speaking to the local media on Friday, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Sim Ann said that the Singapore Embassy in Beijing and the Singapore Consulate-General in Guangzhou had made three visits to all 52 detainees.
They were for the purpose of checking on their well-being and providing consular assistance, including conveying their requests, passing on messages from their families and facilitating administrative matters.
MFA is also in contact with the detainees’ next-of-kin, with Ms Sim herself having met most of the family members.
“We are doing all we can to help them through an understand...
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