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In Amir Hamza’s situation, Mr. Shanmugam claimed that because of his previous statements that promoted religious hatred and his alleged role in a pro-Al-Qaeda organization in his home state, the Internal Security Department had placed him on its blacklist using his title.
He used a passport he had on August 9 to provide Singapore and used a brand that was different from what we had in our dataset. As a result, that another title was not on our blacklist. As this was his second visit to Singapore, we did not have his biometric”, he said, explaining why the Bangladeshi priest was not detected at access.
Moving ahead, he may be detected if he tries to re-enter Singapore again, regardless of what id or name he goes under, as his biometric are then registered, said Mr Shanmugam.
He added that Singapore takes its border safety extremely seriously, and that ICA consistently improves its boundary screening program.  ,
Mr. Shanmugam claimed that while no method is perfect, there are still various degrees of investigations in place to ensure safety at the edges.
Despite the various degrees of investigations, he said,” But it is always possible that a small amount may pass.”
” There are about 600, 000 guests every day, coming into Singapore, across all our gates. We must create a strategy for identifying some of the people who are worried while allowing the vast majority to distinct as quickly as possible.
You must strike a balance between protection and cooperation at our borders. It is not feasible nor feasible to subject every visitor, naturally, to strict detailed checks and interviews.”
No nation, not including Singapore, has a” complete database of every legal or man of safety concern around the world,” he continued, and a balance needs to be struck between ensuring safety and facilitating journey through the nation’s borders.