A 33-year-old man was detained on Friday ( Dec. 13 ) for setting fire to curtain blinds in a Changi Airport room for holding inadmissible passengers.
Korkmaz Hasan, an American, faces one fee of committing evil by fire in the room at Changi Airport Terminal 2 at about 2.20am on Thursday.
His actions allegedly caused damage amounting to about S$ 1, 000 ( US$ 740 ), according to the charge sheet.
He has been taken for a health exam at the Institute of Mental Health, and he will return to court on December 27.
After being denied a smoke, Korkmaz allegedly verbally abused supplementary police officers, according to the police.
He reportedly set the screen blinds on fire with his light before the authorities arrived. He is accused of removing them from the waiting room.
According to police, he even threatened to distribute the flames if his need wasn’t met.
Officials from the Airport Police Division later extinguished the flames.
During the fight, the person even sprayed a hearth hose at the officers, police added.
According to authorities, Korkmaz’s case is being looked into for another criminal offenses.
He may be imprisoned for up to seven years and subject to fines if found innocent of evil by fire.