Han Hui Hui issued correction direction under POFMA for false statements about MSF relating to her 3 children

Activist and GE2025 candidate Han Hui Hui has been issued a correction direction by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) office.

This follows the removal of Han's three children from her care and Han's subsequent online livestreams, making allegations against the Ministry of Family and Social Development (MSF) and the police regarding the issue.

Han's claims

In an initial Facebook livestream on Feb. 28, she had claimed that she was not allowed to see her children at the hospital and that they had been taken away from her two weeks earlier.

MSF and the police later confirmed that the three children have been taken into protective care amidst safety concerns and an ongoing police investigation.

This followed an "altercation" that allegedly happened on Feb. 15 between the children and Han's mother-in-law, after which they were taken to the hospital.

Han's children are aged three, five and six.

Checks by Mothership showed that Han's livestream videos were apparently not accessible before the POFMA order was issued.

False statements

According to a joint MSF and Singapore Police Force (SPF) Mar. 17 media release, Han's posts contain the following false statements:

1. The removal of Han's children from her care was not done in accordance with the law.

2. MSF takes away children from families despite knowing that there is no abuse, so as to be able to show a high reconciliation rate.

3. Han did not sign any agreement with MSF regarding the placement of her children in protective care.

4. MSF is seeking to withhold the truth about the children’s physical condition by telling Han not to film or photograph the children.

5. MSF has threatened to deny Han access to her children unless she deletes her social media posts that are not aligned with existing government policies.

6. MSF is seeking to permanently deprive Han of access to her children.

7. The police have not concluded investigations that commenced in August 2025.

Safeguards

MSF has since completed its social investigations, according to the media release.

Following a family conference on Mar. 16, MSF worked with Han and her husband to put in place these additional safeguards, and the children were returned to Han's care on Mar. 16.

The safeguards are:

• Involvement of newly appointed safe adults from within the extended family to undertake additional check-ins on the children (through physical visits and video calls).
• Han and her husband to receive targeted professional interventions by an MSF-appointed agency to address the use of violence against one another and the triangulation of their children in their conflict, and strengthen safe parenting practices.
• MSF and professionals will work closely with the services in place for the children such as schools, after-school service and home visitation programme to monitor and support their safety and well-being.
• These professionals will alert MSF if any concerns are observed.

Various allegations of violence

Since August 2025, the police have received multiple reports from Han and her husband, involving various allegations of violence against one another.

There were also allegations against Han and her husband, which raised concerns about the safety and welfare of their three children.

A safety plan for the care of the children was put in place by a Child Protection Specialist Centre (operated by a social service agency) in October 2025, the release noted, adding that Han and her husband had consented to this safety plan.

Among others, it stipulated that a designated safe adult, the children's paternal grandmother, would move into the home to oversee the care of the children under Han.

Between January and February 2026, the police received fresh reports lodged by Han, her husband, and the paternal grandmother against each other.

On Feb. 15, Han called for the police’s assistance for an alleged altercation between the paternal grandmother and the children. The police attended at Han's home and assessed that there were immediate concerns about the safety of the children.

Having considered the history of family violence reports and that the safety plan involving the paternal grandmother as the safe adult was no longer feasible, the police decided to remove the three children from Han's household, in exercise of their powers under Section 11(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 (CYPA), for medical assessment and care.

The children were taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital – a designated place of temporary care and protection under Section 31 of the CYPA.

On the same day, the police also referred the matter to MSF for further social investigations.

Supervised access

On Feb. 19, Han and her husband signed a Voluntary Care Agreement, which recorded their consent for the children to remain in the hospital with separate weekly supervised access while further safe care arrangements were worked out with the family.

Han attended supervised access sessions with her children in the hospital on Feb. 20 and Feb. 26, as well as Mar. 1, 3 and 6.

On Mar. 1, MSF's Protection Officer (PO) told Han during her supervised access session with her children that she could take photos and videos of her children for personal keepsake, but she was not allowed to post them publicly, in order to safeguard their identity.

Section 111(1) of the CYPA prohibits any person from publishing or broadcasting any information or picture that identifies, or is likely to lead to the identification of any child, as a child who had been or is the subject of any investigation under the CYPA, without proper approval.

However, on Mar. 7, Han posted videos of her children taken during the supervised access session on Mar 1. The videos were posted on her public social media profiles.

On Mar. 11, MSF's PO again reminded Han not to take any photos or videos of the children during the access session so as to safeguard their children’s identity.

Livestream

Han proceeded to livestream her interaction with the PO who sought her cooperation to stop recording their conversation and to proceed with the access.

Since Han continued video-recording, the PO was unable to proceed with the access session. MSF has never threatened to deny Han access to her children unless she deleted her social media posts that are not aligned with existing government policies, the release noted.

It added that removal of children is a measure of last resort, used only where: (a) it is assessed that there is immediate danger to the children's safety and well-being; or (b) when the children cannot remain safe in the care of the parent or guardian, and alternative arrangements for safe care are not possible.

"The ultimate goal remains safe reunification whenever possible.

Even when the child is removed, MSF and community-based protection specialist agencies work intensively with the family, providing targeted interventions, counselling, and support services to address the underlying issues that led to the removal, in order to support a safe return to the family."

The police's investigations into the reports lodged by Han and her husband between August and December 2025 concluded in February 2026.

Following the completion of the investigations, the police issued a 24-month conditional warning to both Han and her husband on Feb. 9 and Feb. 11 respectively.

Following the reports lodged between August and December 2025, Han, her husband and the children's paternal grandmother have since lodged more reports against each other, including allegations of violence by the children’s paternal grandmother on Feb. 15, 2026.

Police investigations into these more recent reports are ongoing.

Child removal was last resort

Tabitha Ong, Director of Operations division under the Rehabilitation and Protection Group at the Ministry of Social and Family Development said on Mar. 17 that their approach to child protection is built on early intervention and family preservation.

"We work with families to strengthen them and address challenges before they escalate," she said.

Ong said that child removal is used as a "last resort" when a child faces immediate danger or cannot remain safe in the care of the parent or a guardian, and all other safety measures have proven insufficient.

She further added:

"Even when removal becomes necessary under the Children and Young Persons Act, we first explore collaborative solutions and seek parental agreement for alternative care arrangements wherever possible.

Safe family reunification is the ultimate goal.

MSF as well as community-based protection specialist centres provide comprehensive support to families to address underlying issues and facilitate children's safe return to their families."

Police previously deemed it unsafe for children to remain in Han's home

According to a joint statement previously issued on Mar. 7, the police had deemed it unsafe for Han's children to remain within her home, and that they had received reports about Han and her husband since August 2025.

This includes allegations against Han and her husband about their children's safety and welfare.

The reports also include allegations of violence amongst Han, her husband and her mother-in-law, against each other.

Following the reports, a child protection specialist centre came up with a plan for her's children safety, to which Han and her husband agreed, with Han's mother-in-law overseeing the children's care.

However, following the implementation of this plan, the police continued receiving reports, which included mutual allegations by Han and her mother-in-law against each other.

The children were then taken to the hospital on Feb. 15.

Top photos from Han Hui Hui's Facebook livestream