新加坡：高级部长K Shanmugam周二（10月6日）表示，新立法将提交国会，以加强对所有诈骗犯及协助诈骗者（"包括年轻人"）判刑时的威慑方针。
SINGAPORE: New legislation will be tabled in parliament to reinforce the deterrence approach when sentencing all scammers and those who facilitate scams "including those who are young", said Senior Minister K Shanmugam on Tuesday (Oct 6).
此前，高等法院于9月作出裁决，允许青少年罪犯上诉，并判处他们缓刑和社区刑罚，而非威慑性刑罚，将改造视为量刑的首要考量。
This comes after a High Court ruling in September that allowed appeals by youth offenders and sentenced them to probation and community sentences instead of a deterrent one, putting weight on rehabilitation as the primary sentencing consideration.
Shanmugam先生表示，法院的这一基本原理"与量刑指南所阐述的方针相悖"，后者建议判处监禁或感化训练。
This rationale by the courts "contradicts the approach set out in sentencing guidelines" that recommend jail or reformative training, said Mr Shanmugam.
他是在回应Christopher de Souza议员（人民行动党-荷兰-武吉知马）的国会提问，即政府是否会考虑为涉及诈骗的青少年罪犯增设额外的立法条文。
He was responding to a parliamentary question by Mr Christopher de Souza (PAP-Holland-Bukit Timah) on whether the government will consider additional legislative provisions for youth offenders involved in scams.
Shanmugam先生同时也是国家安全统筹部长和内政部长，他说："我们要传达这个信息，即每一名罪犯，无论老少，都会受到非常严肃的对待。如果多起案件都这样处理，许多其他潜在罪犯就会引以为戒。""消息会传开，包括年轻人在内的人们会更加小心。这将增加诈骗集团作案的难度，并有助于减少受害人数及其损失。"
"We wanted this message to go out that every offender, young or old, will be very seriously dealt with. If a number of cases are dealt with in this way, many other would-be offenders would take reference," said Mr Shanmugam, who is also the Coordinating Minister for National Security and the Minister for Home Affairs. "Word will get around, and people, including young people, will be much more careful. That will make it harder for scammers to operate, and help reduce the number of victims and the losses they suffer."
9月10日，由首席大法官Sundaresh Menon、法官Ang Cheng Hock和法官Hoo Sheau Peng组成的三名法官合议庭，处理了一起涉及Mohamed Erzan Taib Zohri的上诉案，以及另外六起同样涉及诈骗的独立案件。这七起案件均涉及"洗钱骡子"罪犯，其中六人年龄在21岁以下。
On Sept 10, a three-judge coram comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Justice Ang Cheng Hock and Justice Hoo Sheau Peng, dealt with an appeal case involving Mohamed Erzan Taib Zohri and six separate cases that also involve scams. The seven cases involved money mule offenders, six of whom were under the age of 21.
周二，尚穆根表示，量刑指南已明确规定，罚款、缓刑和社区服务令通常不适用，考虑到威慑的必要性以及公众利益要求打击诈骗，应考虑判处监禁或感化训练。
Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Shanmugam said the sentencing guidelines had laid out that fines, probation, and community sentences are generally not appropriate, and that imprisonment or reformative training should be considered "given the need for deterrence and the public interest in suppressing scams".
他指出，法院倾向对青年罪犯判处感化性质的刑罚是可以理解的，但政府必须考虑此类犯罪的更广泛后果，包括巨额财务损失和“此类诈骗造成的全方位人力代价”。
He noted that while it was understandable for the court to be inclined to impose rehabilitative sentences to youth offenders, the government has to consider the wider consequences of such crimes, including the huge amount of financial losses and "the full human costs of such scams".
对诈骗犯及协助诈骗者宽大处理，将导致许多新加坡人成为受害者。
Leniency towards scammers and those who facilitate scams will lead to many Singaporeans becoming victims.
尚穆根说：“如果年轻罪犯仅因年龄原因而受到更宽大的对待，诈骗集团将有充分动机招募更多年轻人充当‘马仔’。我们不能允许这种情况发生。”
"And if young offenders are being treated more leniently simply because of their age, scam syndicates will have every incentive to recruit more young people as mules. We cannot allow this to happen," said Mr Shanmugam.
为此，这位资深部长表示，内政部（MHA）将“很快”在国会提交新立法，以落实其政策立场。
To this end, the senior minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be tabling new legislation in parliament "soon" to give effect to its policy position.
尚穆根说，该立法将“非常明确”，并清楚表明法院在Erzan案中的判决不应被遵循。尚穆根说：“现在不是心软的时候。”
The legislation will be "quite express" and make clear that the court's position in the Erzan case is not to be followed, said Mr Shanmugam. "This is not the time to go soft," said Mr Shanmugam.
青年涉诈情况“特别”令人担忧 尚穆根指出，诈骗如今是新加坡最普遍的案件类型，警方每天平均接获90宗相关报案，涉及损失约200万新元。
YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN SCAMS "PARTICULARLY" CONCERNING Mr Shanmugam noted that scams today are the most prevalent crime type in Singapore, with the police receiving an average of 90 reports on such cases every day involving about S$2 million of losses daily.
他说：“我所在的部门特别关注许多年轻人卷入诈骗相关罪行。2025年，有超过1000名青年因涉及诈骗报案而接受调查。”
"My ministry is particularly concerned that many young people are getting involved in scam-related offences. In 2025, more than 1,000 youths were investigated in connection with scam reports," he said.
9月，社会与家庭发展部报告称，2025年新加坡的青年犯罪率有所上升，主要受欺诈及相关罪行增加的影响。此类罪行从2024年的814起激增至2025年的1114起，为2021年以来的最高水平，其中该类别的青年大多作为“洗钱骡子”参与诈骗活动。
In September, the Ministry of Social and Family Development reported that the youth offending rate rose in Singapore in 2025, driven mainly by an increase in cheating and related offences Such offences jumped 37 per cent from 814 in 2024 to 1,114 in 2025, the highest since 2021, with youths in this category largely involved in scams as mules.
在这些案件中，他们被发现已放弃自己的银行账户和Singpass凭证，交出SIM卡或手机线路，并为诈骗者协助完成交易。
In such cases, they were found to have relinquished their bank account and Singpass credentials,ed and handed over SIM cards or mobile phone lines, and facilitated transactions for scammers.
由司法部门、总检察长办公室、公设辩护人办公室、律师以及内政与边境管制局成员组成的量刑咨询小组，针对诈骗类罪行的量刑指南进行了深入研究。
The Sentencing Advisory Panel, which comprises members of the judiciary, Attorney-General's Chambers, Public Defender's Office, lawyers and MHA, worked intensively on sentencing guidelines for scam offences.
“指南建议，在判处与诈骗相关的罪犯时，包括21岁以下的罪犯，应处以监禁或矫正训练，但青年法院处理的案件除外，”他表示。
"The guidelines recommend imprisonment or reformative training when sentencing scams-related offenders, including those below the age of 21, except those dealt with in the Youth Court," he said.
康复与教育方法 山穆甘先生表示，多年来，相关法律已逐步发展，通过社区服刑、缓刑和矫正训练等方式引入康复性司法，青年罪犯通常都在这一框架内得到处理。
REHABILITATIVE, EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES In general, the legislation has evolved over the years to bring in rehabilitative justice through community-based sentences, probation and reformative training, and young offenders are generally dealt with within that framework, said Mr Shanmugam.
他还补充说，主要执行康复性判决的青年法院管辖范围也于2025年扩大至18岁以下的青少年。
The jurisdiction of the Youth Courts, which mainly dispenses rehabilitative sentences, was also expanded in 2025 to youths below 18, he added.
“我们非常重视康复。年轻人应当获得指导，我们应尽可能努力帮助他们改过自新，而不是立即将他们视为惯犯，”山穆甘先生说。
"We take rehabilitation seriously. Young people should be given guidance, and we should try and rehabilitate them as much as possible, rather than to immediately treat them as hardened criminals," said Mr Shanmugam.
然而，在涉及诈骗类罪行时，政府明确做出了政策判断：威慑与预防必须被赋予更高的权重。
However, when it comes to scam-related offences specifically, the government has made a deliberate policy judgement that deterrence and prevention must carry greater weight.
“这是因为，在帮助个体罪犯康复的同时，必须平衡好威慑他人参与诈骗的必要性，从而防止更多人成为受害者，”山穆甘先生说。
"That is because rehabilitation of the individual offender has to be balanced against the need to deter others from facilitating scams, and thereby prevent many more people from becoming victims," said Mr Shanmugam.
他指出，过去三年里，MHA已向议会提出了针对诈骗相关犯罪的新立法。
He noted that MHA has tabled new legislation for scam-related offences in parliament in the last three years.
他补充说：“当辩论这些法律时，议会故意对年轻罪犯和不太年轻的罪犯不进行区分。”
"When these laws were debated, parliament deliberately made no distinction between young and not so young offenders," he added.
关于年轻人，尚穆根先生指出，他们可能会被快钱的承诺所吸引，被所谓的工作机会所误导，受到同龄人的影响或通过社交媒体接触。
On youths, Mr Shanmugam noted that they may be attracted by the promise of quick money, misled by purported job offers, influenced by peers or approached through social media.
“有些人可能没有完全意识到他们的行为可能会导致严重的犯罪活动。犯罪集团正是利用了缺乏经验、财务诱惑和数字曝光的组合，”尚穆根先生说。
"Some may not fully appreciate that their actions can enable serious criminal activity. Criminal syndicates exploit precisely this combination of inexperience, financial temptation and digital exposure," said Mr Shanmugam.
因此，Shanmugam先生在回答另一个议会问题时表示，教育是防止青少年犯罪的另一个关键策略，即MHA如何与学校和家长合作，防止青少年被招募为钱骡。
Hence, education is another key strategy to prevent youth offending, said Mr Shanmugam in response to another parliamentary question on how MHA is working with schools and parents to prevent young people from being recruited as money mules.
尚穆根先生表示，警方与教育部合作，在学校举办预防犯罪讲座，并通过家长门户平台传播反诈骗建议，并补充说，四月份还启动了一场以青少年为中心的反诈骗活动。
The police work with the Ministry of Education to conduct crime prevention talks in schools and to disseminate anti-scam advisories through the Parents Gateway platform, said Mr Shanmugam, adding that a youth-centric anti-scam campaign was also launched in April.
政府还将研究结构化的诈骗意识和金融素养培训对于收到有条件警告的青少年是否合适和有效。
The government will also study whether structured scam-awareness and financial-literacy training would be appropriate and effective for youths who are issued with conditional warnings.