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Trader jailed 10 months for Woodlands checkpoint breaches and customs offences
Elena Chong | The Straits Times | Friday, Sep 19, 2014
SINGAPORE - The man who dashed across the Woodlands checkpoint in his Mercedes Benz was jailed 10 months and fined $1,400 on Friday for offences including mischief and causing hurt by a rash act.
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Man in alleged checkpoint breach to face more charges
Elena Chong | The Straits Times | Thursday, Apr 03, 2014
The 64-year-old Malaysian man who allegedly breached a security barrier at Woodlands Checkpoint is likely to face more charges under the Customs Act.
This was revealed by the prosecution on Sunday when Tan Chu Seng was further remanded for another two weeks for psychiatric assessment.
Tan, a delivery driver, is represented by Mr S. Radakrishnan who took over from his previous lawyer Jeffrey Ong.
Tan had been accused of committing a rash act and vandalism when he allegedly drove his Singapore-registered car recklessly, causing injury to auxiliary police officer Safie Mahrom at about 4pm on March 8.
The Singapore permanent resident is said to have damaged the cat-claw security barrier when he drove into it.
This, after he had apparently driven through the checkpoint after being stopped for a boot check.
The security barrier failed to work, which the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said had never happened before.
The customs charges have yet to be tendered in court. Tan will be back on April 14.
About two weeks go, Malaysian school teacher Nurul Rohana Ishak, 27, was given a conditional warning by the police "on account of her mental illness".
Ms Nurul was arrested three days after she slipped past immigration at Woodlands Checkpoint on Jan 17.
The prosecution withdrew charges of criminal trespass, failing to present her passport for examination and failing to stop.
The Kedah native was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
Comment from Kenneth Jeyaretnam TeamRp:
Man in checkpoint breach gets 10 months. Former UK Metropolitan detective who entered illegally on a luxury yacht in order to abduct a child, gets 10 weeks!
Comment from reader Mike Toh:
Clearly double standard.
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Trader jailed 10 months for Woodlands checkpoint breaches and customs offences
Elena Chong | The Straits Times | Friday, Sep 19, 2014
SINGAPORE - The man who dashed across the Woodlands checkpoint in his Mercedes Benz was jailed 10 months and fined $1,400 on Friday for offences including mischief and causing hurt by a rash act.
Get the full story from The Straits Times.
Man in alleged checkpoint breach to face more charges
Elena Chong | The Straits Times | Thursday, Apr 03, 2014
The 64-year-old Malaysian man who allegedly breached a security barrier at Woodlands Checkpoint is likely to face more charges under the Customs Act.
This was revealed by the prosecution on Sunday when Tan Chu Seng was further remanded for another two weeks for psychiatric assessment.
Tan, a delivery driver, is represented by Mr S. Radakrishnan who took over from his previous lawyer Jeffrey Ong.
Tan had been accused of committing a rash act and vandalism when he allegedly drove his Singapore-registered car recklessly, causing injury to auxiliary police officer Safie Mahrom at about 4pm on March 8.
The Singapore permanent resident is said to have damaged the cat-claw security barrier when he drove into it.
This, after he had apparently driven through the checkpoint after being stopped for a boot check.
The security barrier failed to work, which the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said had never happened before.
The customs charges have yet to be tendered in court. Tan will be back on April 14.
About two weeks go, Malaysian school teacher Nurul Rohana Ishak, 27, was given a conditional warning by the police "on account of her mental illness".
Ms Nurul was arrested three days after she slipped past immigration at Woodlands Checkpoint on Jan 17.
The prosecution withdrew charges of criminal trespass, failing to present her passport for examination and failing to stop.
The Kedah native was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
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Comment from Kenneth Jeyaretnam TeamRp:
Man in checkpoint breach gets 10 months. Former UK Metropolitan detective who entered illegally on a luxury yacht in order to abduct a child, gets 10 weeks!
Comment from reader Mike Toh:
Clearly double standard.
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