WHAT IS SINGAPORE’S Place?  ,
Aviation law professionals claimed that Singapore has ratified and integrated Iso regulations aimed at combating in-flight fraud into its own policy.
The 1963 Tokyo Convention, or Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed to Board Aircraft, contains detailed information on these issues.
The National University of Singapore’s rules school teacher Alan Tan said but that the problem with the Tokyo Convention, also after a 2014 release, is that it was “never meant to deal with small-time crooks like criminals”.  ,
” Its principal goal is to deal with culprits who compromise the safety of the aircraft or the good order and discipline on table,” said Prof. Tan.  ,
” As such, it applies to more serious crimes like unruly behavior, violence against fellow customers or team and of course, immoral acts such as hijacking”.
However, he said Singapore’s laws on theft would use to Singapore-registered aircraft such as those operated by Singapore carriers SIA, Scoot and Jetstar Asia- wherever they may become flying.  ,
If the airline’s place is Singapore, an on-board culprit may be handed over to nearby authorities upon takeoff.
But if the fraud occurs , on a flight headed outside of Singapore, it will depend on whether the receiving state is prepared to capture and sue the criminal, said Prof Tan.
The main concern is whether the destination nation is sufficiently concerned about the problem; numerous nations don’t, especially when it comes to minor crimes.
Additionally, there is the possibility of a foreign-registered aircraft entering Singapore, and whether or not regional authorities will track down and prosecute a criminal for a crime that was most likely to take place outside of Singapore’s aircraft.  ,
Prof Tan said the Tokyo Convention Act states that Singapore’s Public Prosecutor had consent to take up trials, and so it is “up to the Attorney-General’s Chambers ‘ judgment”.
At least one new case saw a credit card criminal on board Malaysian-registered AirAsia being charged, he noted. ” But, we do have law”.
SPF informed CNA that authorities will conduct an investigation when the situations and circumstances permit it.  ,
” The analysis usually includes receiving a report, conducting discussions and statement recording, gathering of data, and referring the case to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for legal motion”, said a spokeswoman.  ,
However, Associate Professor Jae Woon Lee from the law faculty at the Chinese University of Hong Kong pointed out the difficulty of obtaining proof for in-flight theft.
” Only when the crew directly witnesses the suspect taking something out of someone else’s possession, or when the theft victim witnesses the scene, airlines report to the police”, he said.  ,
He added that the overhead compartment’s shared luggage space was a “big challenge” and “unique factor” in this situation.
When suspected of stealing, a thief can quickly say that” I am checking my belongings” and say that.