SINGAPORE: A veteran police officer tasked to investigate a case of criminal breach of trust asked the suspect to make restitution to the victim, but proceeded to pocket the sum.
In April 2012, he was appointed as the investigating officer for a case between two female housemates. The victim had lodged a police report in March 2012, alleging that the suspect had pawned her jewellery and taken money handed over for purported investment. In total, he collected S$43,000 from the suspect-turned-victim between 2013 and 2017. Investigations revealed that he did not hand any of the money to the victim.
The prosecutor sought three years' jail for Mohamed, saying his offences were"very, very wrong". He pointed to how SPF is the main law enforcement agency in Singapore, with a large scale of powers. He said this was linked to the level of trust placed in senior officers in the force. Given the volume of cases dealt with day to day, it is"hard" to supervise every case, he said.