5.—(1) For the purposes of sections 92(3), 93(3B) and 95(1)(b) of the Code, a court must have regard to all of the following in deciding whether a person or an accused, if released, will not surrender to custody, be available for investigations or attend court:
(a)
the person or accused is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
(b)
the person or accused is not domiciled in Singapore;
(c)
the background, antecedents, employment history, occupation, home environment, community ties and financial position of the person or accused;
(d)
the association of the person or accused with other individuals;
(e)
the nature and seriousness of the offence that the person is accused of, or that the accused is charged with;
(f)
the manner in which the person or accused is likely to be dealt with if convicted of that offence;
(g)
the nature and strength of the evidence relating to the offence that the person is accused of, or that the accused is charged with;
(h)
the person or accused did not comply with one or more of the conditions imposed under section 94 of the Code, when the person or accused was released on bail or on personal bond on a previous occasion;
(i)
there is evidence (for instance, of the doing of a preparatory act) that the person or accused does not intend to surrender to custody, be available for investigations or attend court, if the person or accused is released on bail or on personal bond.
(2) To avoid doubt, the court is not confined to the matters in paragraph (1) when deciding whether a person or an accused, if released, will not surrender to custody, be available for investigations or attend court.