SMRT Committee of Inquiry (COI) hearing come to a close

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Although the two SMRT train disruptions last Dec were massive and unprecedented, it had a "silver lining", said Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye, in his closing remarks at the Committee of Inquiry (COI) hearing on Friday.

After six weeks, the public enquiry on the Dec 15 and 17 incidents have come to a close.

The committee is chaired by Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye, Professor Lim Mong King of the Nanyang Technological Institute and Director of Prisons Soh Wai Wah.

In his closing statement, Judge Tan said "people have to understand that even the best system in the world may falter", reported The Straits Times.

He added that what is more important is the willingness to learn "and the positive attitude to acknowledge the shortcomings and put things right quickly", which the Committee saw in both rail operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

"Thus, there is a silver lining in these incidents. With the utmost assurances expressed by the top leaders of SMRT and the LTA to significantly improve the train transport system, we hope that public confidence in the train transport system will be restored quickly," said Judge Tan.

The Committee will be putting together a report in the weeks ahead, which will be submitted to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew.