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A senior prison officer who kept $406 from the cash that was supposed to be returned to an inmate being released was sentenced to six months’ jail on Feb 16. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com

Mohamed Rahadian Mohamed Kassim, 49, held the rank of Chief Warder 2 at the time of the offence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - A senior prison officer who kept $406 from the cash that was supposed to be returned to inmates being released was sentenced to six months’ jail on Feb 16. Mohamed Rahadian Mohamed Kassim, 49, pleaded guilty on Feb 1 to committing criminal breach of trust and perverting... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Some experts say the proposed law infringes on ‘open justice’ and raise concerns over how assessments of offenders would be conducted.

Singapore News - A senior prison officer stole $406 cash from an inmate who was being released from Selarang Park Complex (SPC) in November 2022 and took various steps to avoid getting caught. On Feb 1, Mohamed Rahadian Mohamed Kassim, 49, was found guilty of committing criminal breach of... Read more at www.tnp.sg

SINGAPORE - A man who threatened doctors and nurses at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) with a Swiss Army knife and hurled vulgarities at them has been sentenced to six weeks in jail. An Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist found that Sim Wee Meng, 48, may have had drug-induced paranoia at the time, but he was not of unsound mind. Sim...

This conviction comes after a framework was launched to curb abuse of healthcare workers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - A man who threatened doctors and nurses at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) with a Swiss Army knife and hurled vulgarities at them has been sentenced to six weeks’ jail. An Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist found that Sim Wee Meng, 48, may have had drug-induced... Read more at www.tnp.sg

SINGAPORE - A policeman was alone in an office with a female colleague to conduct training on first aid and police defensive tactics (PDT) in November 2020 when he molested her. Abdul Gaffor Jainul Hussain, 48, who was then holding the rank of an inspector, conducted these sessions with the policewoman even though he was not certified to train others...

A policeman was alone in an office with a female colleague to conduct training on first aid and police defensive tactics (PDT) in November 2020 when he molested her.