Man charged with stealing rifle at Pasir Laba Camp

[Windsorhai]

Man charged with stealing rifle at Pasir Laba Camp
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 19 June 2012 1951 hrs

SINGAPORE : A technician has been charged in court with stealing a rifle from a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) National Serviceman at Pasir Laba Camp.

30-year-old Mohammad Ridzuan Jamari was charged with one count of committing robbery while armed with a deadly weapon.

He allegedly stole a "SAR 21" rifle from 22-year-old Kang Tai at the camp's Standard Obstacle Course on May 8 this year.

Jamari was believed to be armed with a screwdriver, measuring 20 centimetres.

He was working as a technician on a contract basis at the time of the incident at the camp.

Channel NewsAsia understands that there were other people around at the time to apprehend Jamari.

The rifle was also not taken out of camp.

He will be back in court on July 16 for a pre-trial conference.

- CNA/ms

[AhPuNeNe]

Singapore Rambo huh...

[lianbeng]

lianbeng welcomes him to kranji holiday resort!

[hokkien]

lianbeng welcomes him to kranji holiday resort!

Not changi resorts ? this case sure sit long long
Think of it why steal it? Bring out also very hard

[Windsorhai]

Man robbed NSF of assault rifle using screwdriver



AsiaOne
Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012

A man robbed a full-time national serviceman (NSF) of an assault rifle using a screwdriver.

Mohammad Ridzuan Jamari, 30, a civilian contractor working at Pasir Laba Camp armed himself with a 20cm-long screwdriver when he stole a SAR 21 assault rifle from NSF Kang Tai, 22.

The incident occurred at the standard obstacle course in Pasir Laba Camp in Upper Jurong in May this year.

People nearby apprehended him, and the rifle was not removed from the camp.

He was charged for armed robbery with a dangerous weapon.

A pre-trial conference for the case will be held on July 16.

If convicted of armed robbery, he faces a jail term of up to 10 years and up to six strokes of the cane.

hteoh@sph.com.sg

[chootchiew]

Not changi resorts ? this case sure sit long long
Think of it why steal it? Bring out also very hard

I guess he use screwdriver to Rob rifle after that probably will use rifle Rob bank lor . But stupid bigger should rob rifle during live firing so that the rifle Hv live bullets.

[lianbeng]

lianbeng still remembers those good old days gone by...1 stupid firing pin unaccounted for all kana burned weekend cannot book out during ICT until it was found...CSM conducted carpet sweep to comb the entire camp...finally found it inside a longkang.somebody trying to smuggle out.

[Black2545]

Why he need to steal a Rifle for ? why Mindef don't publish it ?

[red amoeba]

WTF is wrong with our NS nowadays?

A screwdriver can rob a rifle? WTF? Then we might as well go fight a war with screwdrivers?

Some more in an army camp ? That fucking NSF ought to sign 50 extras.

No book outs until ORD.

NSF Kang Tai? What a PRC sounding name.