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Mar 21, 2011
Man jailed for threatening Borneo Motors' image
By Elena Chong
AN UNEMPLOYED man who threatened to tarnish the image of a car service centre unless he was given $100,000 was sentenced to three months and two weeks in jail.
District Judge Low Wee Ping backdated Khoo Yee Tien's sentence to Dec 11 last year, which means he can be released soon.
The 26-year-old Malaysian admitted to the amended charge of criminal intimidation by threatening to tarnish Borneo Motors' image unless service manager Mah Yoke Yu, 42, delivered $100,000 to him.
He was originally accused of trying to extort money from the company at the service centre at Pandan Crescent on Dec 1, 2010.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Asran Samad said that Khoo's services with a company which had a contract for services with Borneo Motors were terminated following some allegations of misconduct.
In October last year, Khoo sent text messages to a few customers alleging that Borneo Motors had deliberately caused mechanical problems to their cars sent there for repairs.
Mr Mah subsequently found out that Khoo was responsible for sending the SMSes.
During the SMS exchanges on Nov 29, Khoo demanded $50,000 from Mr Mah.
He threatened to send more such messages to Borneo customers if his demand was not met.
Two days later, he sent another SMS to ask for $100,000, failing which he would tarnish the image of the company.
He was arrested at a carpark beside Tanjong Katong Complex in an ambush on Dec 9.
