A policeman worked and took precautions to conceal the incident after misappropriating nearly S$ 2, 000 ( US$$ 1500.75 )  , while trying to repay his gambling losses.  ,
After pleading guilty to one of two counts of criminal breach of trust as a public servant, Singaporean permanent resident Muhammad Amzath Khan Abuayubul Ansari was given a seven-month jail term on Thursday ( Mar. 6 ).
Amzath was a lieutenant employed by the Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre at 11 Kampong Kapor Road at the time of his crimes and had been there for about two years. He left his position on September 26, 2024, at age 24.  ,
A 19-year-old girl reported missing about S$ 1,700 in cash from her purse on August 25, 2024, and a police report was filed.  ,
The day before, she had left her bag outside a condominium while she was waiting for her private-hire vehicle, and she later did not have it.  ,
When she realized her case was missing, she went back to the apartment building where she could not get it. She confronted the condominium security guards, who informed her that they had found the backpack and had delivered it to the police station where Amzath worked.  ,
She realized that the money was missing after retrieving the backpack from the police station and reported it to the police station.  ,
Amzath assisted a 43-year-old gentleman in filing a found estate report while being deployed for responsibility alone at the station’s counter on August 25, 2024.  ,
A piece of paper list down the items they found in the bag, along with S$ 1, 755.50 in money, was handed over to the security officer after his colleague discovered it on the pavement outside the condo they worked at.  ,
Amzath removed the income from the bag when the guy was distracted and unable to look, hiding it under the desk, before placing the handbag in a polymer bag. Eventually, he removed the money from the desk and put it in the wallet of his pants.  ,
Amzath left operate at the end of his change with the stolen money and crushed the piece of paper that contained the list of items and the amount of money in the bag.  ,
Amzath even received a great of S$ 2, 000 after pleading guilty to one of two counts of using an unlicensed playing support on 200 occasions with a total bet of S$ 17, 287.88.
HIGH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND MORALITY FALLING SHORT
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Li Ting requested seven to eight weeks ‘ jail time for Amzath for committing a criminal breach of trust as a common servant.  ,
Ms. Lim said she had committed the offence while performing his duties as a police agent, and that she had given her reasons for thinking about it.  ,
She said that a police officer was expected to prevent, hinder, and find murder while also upholding the public interest.  ,
” He rather failed to fulfill one of his most basic obligations, which is to protect and safeguard the lost and recovered property a public employee had given him. He had evidently fallen short of the higher standards of moral conduct and conduct he lacked.
She continued, noting that this was not an isolated incident because he had stolen$ 200 from him on July 22, 2024. His imprisonment took into account this.  ,
Ms. Lim pleaded guilty to an unlawful playing crime and was fined between S$ 2, 000 and S$ 2, 500.  ,
Amzath, who was underrepresented in court, responded when District Judge Wong Peck inquired if he had anything to increase.  ,
Judge Wong said she concurred with the trial that Amzath’s role as a police officer at the time of his crime was an aggravating factor in handing out his word.
You “made efforts to conceal the situation ( in the hopes that you wouldn’t be discovered” ), she said.
Such actions “erode public confidence in people service… This is a major issue.”
She continued, adding that she had likewise taken into account that he had already been found guilty in the first place and had not previously been.  ,
Amzath may have faced prison sentences of up to 20 years and fines for breaking the law while serving in his capacity as a common slave.  ,
For each offense, those found guilty of crimes relating to illegal playing actions may receive a sentence of up to six months in prison and/or a fine of up to S$ 10,000.