SINGAPORE: An officer charged with bringing up allegations of vaping crimes sexually harassed two women he was interviewing and sexually harassed one of them.  ,
Zaini Ibrahim, 55, was jailed for 28 months and 10 weeks on Friday ( Jul 26 ). He admitted guilt on two counts of molesting a lady, one count of demeaning the woman’s humility, and one count of trying to get her sexual pleasure.  ,
His imprisonment was taken into account for the addition of nine related costs.  ,
Health Sciences Authority ( HSA ) previously said that Zaini’s services had been terminated after an internal investigation. He was employed by a business called WSH Professionals, which was contracted by the Tobacco Regulation Branch of HSA at the time.
Following the incident, HSA said extra protection may be adopted. For example, when a female investigation official is interviewing sexual subjects, they must always have a feminine operational staff member in the room.  ,
Due to a joke get keeping their names, the two victims cannot be identified.  ,
As part of his job, Zaini was tasked to check into the order, use and hands of prohibited tobacco-related products, for as vapes- or e-vaporisers- which are banned in Singapore. Before preparing an inspection report for HSA, his responsibilities included reviewing information, questioning, and recording claims from subjects.  ,
Zaini even made suggestions for fines to the HSA.  ,
The second victim, a 44-year-old person, had her situation assigned to Zaini after she was caught with two cigarettes at Woodlands Checkpoint on Jul 3, 2022.  ,
Zaini called her to schedule an interview, and she exchanged Facebook communications with her. Shortly after Zaini asked the victim to get a picture of her breasts, these messages became romantically obvious.  ,
The target declined, but Zaini kept berating her with inquiries of a sexual nature and similar demands.
When Zaini made offensive remarks about the victim in a meeting room at WSH’s office on July 6, 2022, he was taking the defendant’s speech in a meeting place.  ,
As the target was leaving, Zaini groped the sufferer, who slapped his hand away.  ,
The victim finally explained to Zaini that she was concerned about the potential penalties because of her situation. In reaction, Zaini said he could suggest a notice of content if the target “helped” him in trade. An offender is required to pay a sum of money to settle the dispute without going to court, according to the notice of texture.  ,
When the survivor inquired as to what Zaini meant, he responded that he wanted to have sex with her. She did not respond to the demand.  ,
In the end, Zaini suggested this target receive a recognize of content.  ,
The second target, a 41-year-old woman, had her speech recorded by Zaini on Mar 29, 2022, after smoke seeds and a smoke were found in her hands earlier that month.  ,
Zaini immediately asked her to sit opposite him, presumably so he could take some photos, but she agreed to do so.  ,
He finally started touching her knee, ignoring her demonstrations. At one level, Zaini touched the defendant’s thigh for about half a minute.  ,
Zaini acknowledged in his speech that he had been encouraged to contact the victim because he knew the sufferer believed he had the authority to make a liberal advice for her case while being investigated for the offences.
The defense argued that Zaini should receive between 29 and 38 weeks in addition to 10 months in prison in exchange for five wood strokes.
The second victim’s risk was cited by Deputy Public Prosecutor David Menon as an worsening issue.  ,
” As a subject of investigation, the second victim’s death was in the accused’s arms. Additionally, the first victim was destitute. The accused abused her anguish by attempting to stifle her, according to Mr. Menon.  ,
Zaini had likewise displayed a” major victimization” of his position of trust, as he had been an investigation agent, added Mr Menon.