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[h=2]I’m expressing my disappointment in the Singapore police[/h]
October 26th, 2012 |
Author: Contributions
I am relating a case of assault on my friend and I am writing to
express my disgust at the Singapore Police Force on the way they have handled my
friend’s case.
My friend was assaulted along Orchard Road by a man. When the man tried to
leave the scene, my friend wanted to take a video of him with his mobile in
order to identify him later for a police report. The man scolded expletives and
said that he would break my friend’s phone.
While waiting for the police to arrive, the man continued to taunt my friend
who recorded it down. Subsequently, the man tried to snatch my friend’s phone by
force and further injured him.
Video recording:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0snGplDcbyshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0snGplDcbys
The police arrived and said that it was a case of voluntarily causing hurt
under Penal Code section 323 and let the man leave. The police officer, by the
name of Nabil, gave my friend a Notice Concerning Non-Arrestable Case
Report.
The next day, my friend tried called the assigned investigation officer,
Rashid Jin, who disclaimed responsibility for the case and referred him to one
Govin Raj. My friend had to go to a police centre to lodge a fresh police report
and found out that actually the police officer at the scene should have given
him a form for medical check-up to examine his injuries.
My friend also subsequently discovered that his case could have been
classified as an arrestable offence under section 356 because the man did
attempt to rob him of his phone with the intent of damaging it and causing loss.
My friend decided to lodge a magistrate complaint and was told that he may need
to arrange for private prosecution if the police chose not to prosecute even if
there was sufficient evidence.
My friend then gave feedback to MHA about his experience with the police.
Within 3 working days of the feedback, one Eugene Sim, supposedly the supervisor
of Nabil, called my friend to explain the incident about the check-up form and
that the police may choose not to prosecute the man as they are under the
direction of AGC.
It has been almost a month since my friend lodged the magistrate complaint
and he has not been contacted by any investigation officer for follow-up on the
case.
As a member of the public, I personally am very perplexed at the how the
police handled my friend’s case. When they receive feedback, they can respond so
swiftly to protect their own asses. When directed by the magistrate to
investigate, they have yet to respond to my friend after almost 1 month. Even
before starting any investigation, they give all sorts of excuses to not
follow-up, from classifying the case as non-arrestable, omitting to give my
friend the medical check-up form and blaming it on AGC. I can only reckon that
the Singapore Police Force has enough wayang to have many more sequels of
CLIF.
From the treatment of my friend’s case, I can only infer that the police are
refusing to look into the case. It is a known tactic for the police to sit on a
case, wait till the evidence is no longer available, and then dismiss the case
on grounds of insufficient evidence.
I’m expressing my disappointment in the Singapore police and justice system.
In Malaysia, you pay the police extra to get things done. In Singapore, the
police are so well-paid that they simply refuse to do work.
.
Raymond Ong
.
Editor’s note: This letter has been forwarded to
Director Public Affairs of SPF for comments.
express my disgust at the Singapore Police Force on the way they have handled my
friend’s case.
My friend was assaulted along Orchard Road by a man. When the man tried to
leave the scene, my friend wanted to take a video of him with his mobile in
order to identify him later for a police report. The man scolded expletives and
said that he would break my friend’s phone.
While waiting for the police to arrive, the man continued to taunt my friend
who recorded it down. Subsequently, the man tried to snatch my friend’s phone by
force and further injured him.
Video recording:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0snGplDcbyshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0snGplDcbys
The police arrived and said that it was a case of voluntarily causing hurt
under Penal Code section 323 and let the man leave. The police officer, by the
name of Nabil, gave my friend a Notice Concerning Non-Arrestable Case
Report.
The next day, my friend tried called the assigned investigation officer,
Rashid Jin, who disclaimed responsibility for the case and referred him to one
Govin Raj. My friend had to go to a police centre to lodge a fresh police report
and found out that actually the police officer at the scene should have given
him a form for medical check-up to examine his injuries.
My friend also subsequently discovered that his case could have been
classified as an arrestable offence under section 356 because the man did
attempt to rob him of his phone with the intent of damaging it and causing loss.
My friend decided to lodge a magistrate complaint and was told that he may need
to arrange for private prosecution if the police chose not to prosecute even if
there was sufficient evidence.
My friend then gave feedback to MHA about his experience with the police.
Within 3 working days of the feedback, one Eugene Sim, supposedly the supervisor
of Nabil, called my friend to explain the incident about the check-up form and
that the police may choose not to prosecute the man as they are under the
direction of AGC.
It has been almost a month since my friend lodged the magistrate complaint
and he has not been contacted by any investigation officer for follow-up on the
case.
As a member of the public, I personally am very perplexed at the how the
police handled my friend’s case. When they receive feedback, they can respond so
swiftly to protect their own asses. When directed by the magistrate to
investigate, they have yet to respond to my friend after almost 1 month. Even
before starting any investigation, they give all sorts of excuses to not
follow-up, from classifying the case as non-arrestable, omitting to give my
friend the medical check-up form and blaming it on AGC. I can only reckon that
the Singapore Police Force has enough wayang to have many more sequels of
CLIF.
From the treatment of my friend’s case, I can only infer that the police are
refusing to look into the case. It is a known tactic for the police to sit on a
case, wait till the evidence is no longer available, and then dismiss the case
on grounds of insufficient evidence.
I’m expressing my disappointment in the Singapore police and justice system.
In Malaysia, you pay the police extra to get things done. In Singapore, the
police are so well-paid that they simply refuse to do work.
.
Raymond Ong
.
Editor’s note: This letter has been forwarded to
Director Public Affairs of SPF for comments.
