Malaysian sentenced to 10 months jail for Woodlands Checkpoint breach. SINGAPORE: The 64-year-old Malaysian who drove through a security barrier at Woodlands Checkpoint was on Friday (Sept 19) sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined S$1,400. He was also ordered to compensate the Government S$2,800 for damaging a cat-claw barrier. Tan Chu Seng, who is a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR), was charged for mischief and acting rashly on Mar 8, when he drove his Singapore-registered Mercedes-Benz recklessly, hurting police officer Safie Mahrom in the process. Later that day, he was also found dealing with 6.7kg of duty unpaid cigarettes. District Judge Ng Peng Hong said a “custodial sentence” was warranted as public interest was at stake. “Deterrence must form the centrestage in this case, to send a strong message to the accused and would-be offenders that such offences to defer custom inspections must be seriously dealt with,” he said. He added that he had considered Tan’s financial difficulties, and deemed the sentences “appropriate to reflect the seriousness of the offence committed”. Just seven weeks before Tan’s act, a Malaysian teacher had driven through the same checkpoint and managed to stay undetected for three days. -TODAY/kk Channel 5 news youtube/watch?v=WsiOCNC8U1Q
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:53:35 +0000
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