Among the people denied access was a man from an Asean country who attempted to enter the country on Saturday (June 9) but was stopped after Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers noticed that he exhibited nervous behaviour, said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam, Straits Times reported.
Tightened security across Singapore’s borders ahead of the historic Trump-Kim summit on June 12 in Singapore saw at least four people being turned away last week.
Among the people denied access was a man from an Asean country who attempted to enter the country on Saturday (June 9) but was stopped after Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers noticed that he exhibited nervous behaviour, said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam, Straits Times reported.
“He couldn't answer questions they (the ICA officers) asked. When they checked his mobile phone saw that he was visiting sites on suicide bombing. They made assessment that he ought to be turned around," said Shanmugam.
In another reported case last week, Australian Zeky Mallah was denied entry on account of his previous terror-related activities. There were two other cases on Saturday; Shanmugam declined to elaborate.
Meanwhile, two South Korean journalists who trespassed into the North Korean ambassador's residence have been sent home, according to a statement issued by the police.
A security briefing that took place at the international media centre at the F1 Pit Building on Sunday highlighted the security measures in place across the island, especially in the Tanglin and Sentosa areas - declared as ‘special event areas’ for the summit.
The summit on Tuesday between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will see the deployment of 5,000 home team officers.
Besides checks on persons and vehicles entering the marked out areas, the police coast guard will also patrol the coastline and at checkpoints.
The Singapore government is prepared to foot the S$20 million bill to host the summit, said Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, adding that security costs would account for about half that figure.