SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Wednesday (Aug 31) called on Singaporeans to be gracious to Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim, and to 'give them our support and backing'. His comments came a day after it was announced that the two national swimmers had been investigated by the Central
SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Wednesday called on Singaporeans to be gracious to Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim, and to"give them our support and backing".
His comments came a day after it was announced that the two national swimmers had been investigated by the Central Narcotics Bureau for possible offences related to the"I am sure Singaporeans will be gracious, and remember the wonderful things these two young people have done," Mr Shanmugam said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.“Schooling in particular scaled heights which I never imagined: Olympic Gold and that too in swimming.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said that Schooling had admitted to consuming cannabis in May when he was on short-term disruption from full-time National Service to train and participate in the Southeast Asian Games. Separately, Sport Singapore said that Lim had received a stern warning from CNB under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
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