SINGAPORE - The mother of Corporal First Class (CFC) Dave Lee Han Xuan, who died in April after suffering a heat injury, said she hopes punishment for personnel responsible would be significant enough to deter future violations of army rules.
"Punishment should be significant enough to make sure future commanders will not dare to repeat 'tekan' sessions," Madam Jasmine Yeo told The Straits Times on Monday (Aug 6) night, referring to traditional, outdated punishment.
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