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11-12-2013, 09:13 PM
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DPM Teo reveals first-hand accounts of SOC troopers who tackled riot
SINGAPORE — Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean has given details of the first-hand accounts that were related to him by the Special Operations Command (SOC) troopers deployed to tackle the riot at Little India on Sunday (Dec 8).
In a Facebook post today, Mr Teo said the troopers had told him that they knew they were going into a “very hot” situation and were mentally prepared.
When they arrived at the scene, they immediately linked up with the commander and officers of the police divisions already on site, made a quick assessment of the situation together and decided on the appropriate operational response.
He said their objective was to disperse the crowd and control the situation.
The SOC deployed its troopers with full protective gear, shields and batons in a measured show of force, but refrained from using anti-riot gas or other weapons unless needed as a last resort.
Mr Teo said they related that they had formed up at their assigned locations and advanced towards the crowd steadily in a coordinated way to channel and disperse them, and they were backed up by colleagues from the police divisions.
Seeing the SOC officers advance, the crowd began to back off while continuing to pelt the advancing troopers with concrete pieces, bricks and bottles.
A couple of troopers were injured, but they all kept their discipline and cohesion.
The troopers succeeded in dispersing the rioters and arrested several of them without escalating or prolonging the situation.
There were also minimum injuries to rioters and bystanders.
Mr Teo emphasised that the SOC troopers had encountered real-life situations dealing with unruly and violent groups, but not on that scale.
They had faced such situations in training and this prepared them to deal with the situation.
He said that in the team, there were also some young troopers, including full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) who had recently graduated from their course, and they carried out their duties well. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/dpm...epage=true
DPM Teo reveals first-hand accounts of SOC troopers who tackled riot
SINGAPORE — Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean has given details of the first-hand accounts that were related to him by the Special Operations Command (SOC) troopers deployed to tackle the riot at Little India on Sunday (Dec 8).
In a Facebook post today, Mr Teo said the troopers had told him that they knew they were going into a “very hot” situation and were mentally prepared.
When they arrived at the scene, they immediately linked up with the commander and officers of the police divisions already on site, made a quick assessment of the situation together and decided on the appropriate operational response.
He said their objective was to disperse the crowd and control the situation.
The SOC deployed its troopers with full protective gear, shields and batons in a measured show of force, but refrained from using anti-riot gas or other weapons unless needed as a last resort.
Mr Teo said they related that they had formed up at their assigned locations and advanced towards the crowd steadily in a coordinated way to channel and disperse them, and they were backed up by colleagues from the police divisions.
Seeing the SOC officers advance, the crowd began to back off while continuing to pelt the advancing troopers with concrete pieces, bricks and bottles.
A couple of troopers were injured, but they all kept their discipline and cohesion.
The troopers succeeded in dispersing the rioters and arrested several of them without escalating or prolonging the situation.
There were also minimum injuries to rioters and bystanders.
Mr Teo emphasised that the SOC troopers had encountered real-life situations dealing with unruly and violent groups, but not on that scale.
They had faced such situations in training and this prepared them to deal with the situation.
He said that in the team, there were also some young troopers, including full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) who had recently graduated from their course, and they carried out their duties well. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/dpm...epage=true
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