My name is Marini. I would like to seek your kind attention with regards to the recent viral post of my brother’s wrongdoing. We know that what our brother did was wrong and we have already handed him over to the police the moment we found out about his deed from the viral posts.
What he did was wrong and he has disappointed his family. My family and I would like to kindly request to the general public to stop sharing our family pictures as it is causing great distress to our family. Please understand that some of our siblings are still young and need to be protected from being cyberbullied. They are not to be blamed for the conduct of their brother.
As this is already in the hands of the police, we hope the public will let the authorities handle the case now and allow our family some privacy in coming to terms with all that has happened. Thank you and we greatly appreciate the public’s understanding.
A 56-year-old Singaporean man suspected to have robbed a Western Union branch in Ubi at knifepoint has been arrested, the Singapore Police Force announced on Friday (Aug 4).
The police said despite an initial lack of leads, officers were able to establish the suspect’s identity, and arrested him on Thursday at 10.35pm along Pasir Ris Drive 6.
The robbery took place at the Western Union branch at Block 301 Ubi Avenue 1 on Tuesday morning.
According to the police, the suspect entered the remittance outlet wearing a helmet and mask, and armed with a knife. He ordered the staff not to shout and demanded money, then fled with about S$4,000.
However, in the process of fleeing, he dropped about S$3,000, which was recovered at the back of the Western Union outlet by staff and members of the public.
The suspect eventually fled on a bicycle with S$1,071 in a bag. By the time the police arrested him on Thursday night, the suspect claimed to have spent most of the money, including S$24 on 4D tickets. The police are investigating his claims.
He also allegedly threw away the helmet and knife used in the robbery, the police said.
He will be charged in court for armed robbery on Saturday. If convicted, he faces between two and 10 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Tan Tin Wee, who is the commander of Bedok police division, said he is proud of his officers who worked hard to establish the identity of the suspect.
“They have worked long and hard over three days to trace the suspect’s movements, establish his identity and subsequently bring him to justice,” AC Tan said. “The police do not tolerate such brazen acts and we will spare no effort to hunt down these offenders to ensure they face the full brunt of the law.”
This was the second armed robbery in Singapore in as many days. On Monday, a man robbed a Shell petrol station at knifepoint in broad daylight and made off with nearly S$1,200. A 48-year-old suspect has since been arrested and charged.
In a statement, Shell Singapore said its staff and customers were not injured.
“As this incident is currently under police investigation, we are unable to comment further. The station has now resumed its business operations,” it added.
Remember a recent FB post which went viral and gained substantial traction amongst netizens? It was regarding a male subject believed to have been involved in a case of Outrage of Modesty onboard the MRT train on 1st July 2017.
Today, Police received a tip off from a member of public. Acting on the information, officers from Hougang NPC sprang into action and combed the vicinity of Hougang Central. Their efforts paid off as they managed to locate and detain the male subject. The subject was subsequently placed under arrest, and is currently assisting in Police investigations.
HG NPC assures all our residents that we will continue do whatever it takes to keep the community safe; and bring perpetrators of the law to justice.
The 22-year-old preschool teacher had been posting pro-ISIS material online since 2014 and was also looking for a terror supporter in Syria to marry.
SINGAPORE: Singapore has detained its first female citizen for radicalism under the Internal Security Act (ISA), said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday (June 12).
Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari, a 22-year-old contract infantcare assistant with the PCF (PAP Community Foundation) Sparkletots preschool programme, was detained in June this year.
Her radicalisation started in 2013 through online propaganda related to the Islamic State terrorist group, said MHA.
“She began to believe that ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) represented the true spirit of Islam. Her radicalisation deepened over time,” a press release read. “This was exacerbated by a wide network of foreign online contacts which she developed. They included ISIS militants and supporters, some of whom have either been killed in Syria or arrested for terrorism-related activities.”
Since 2014, Izzah actively posted and shared pro-ISIS material online. Several of her social media platforms were removed by administrators because of such content, but she created new ones.
MHA said Izzah was also intent on joining ISIS and was actively planning to make her way to Syria, with her young child, to do so.
“She supported ISIS’s use of violence to establish and defend its self-declared ‘caliphate’, and aspired to live in it,” said the ministry. “To this end, she said that since 2015, she was looking for ‘a Salafi or an ISIS supporter’ to marry and settle down with him and her child in Syria.”
“She said she would support her husband if he fought for ISIS in Syria as she believed she would reap ‘heavenly rewards’ if he died in battle. With her ‘elevated status’ as a ‘martyr’s widow’, she felt she could (then) easily marry another ISIS fighter in Syria.”
Izzah also said she was prepared to undergo military training and engage in armed combat to defend ISIS if called upon by the terrorist group to do so, MHA added.
Her sister and parents – who are both freelance Quranic teachers – came to know of her radical postings in 2015 and her intention to join ISIS in Syria. They did not alert the authorities and tried on their own to dissuade her, but were unsuccessful.
Izzah continued down the path of radicalism, said MHA, and in April this year, “boasted” to a contact that the Singapore authorities had not detected her.
In its press release, the MHA reiterated that importance of family members and friends to let the authorities know of anyone they suspect is being radicalised or planning terror attacks.
