Jail for ex-NSman who fired revolver at colleagues

[MarrickG]

SOURCE: The Straits Times

PLAYING a prank on his colleagues, Ahmad Sulaiman Perwira took out his service revolver, emptied the chamber and pointed the weapon at them.

What he did not realise was that a single round remained in the chamber, and as he pointed the Taurus revolver at them, the weapon went off. Fortunately, the bullet did not hit any of them.

Yesterday, Ahmad Sulaiman, 21, who completed his full-time national service just last week, was jailed for a month for committing a rash act that endangered the safety of his three colleagues.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Geraldine Kang told a district court that he should be jailed even though he had committed the offence without any malice. She said: “While on duty, he had acted irresponsibly by fooling with a fully loaded revolver in front of three officers.”

District Judge Low Wee Ping agreed that a deterrent sentence was justified.

He told the young man, who kept his head bowed during the hearing: “As a national serviceman entrusted with a loaded revolver, you bore a great responsibility, but went to commit a rash act.”

Advising him to move on with his life after completing his jail term, the judge added: “You are still young. Don’t let this change you from pursuing your education or your profession.”

The incident happened on Feb 22. At that time, Ahmad Sulaiman was a full-time national serviceman attached to the Transport Command base at Paya Lebar Road.

He was issued the revolver and 10 rounds in the morning for his 12-hour shift that day – from 9am till 9pm.

At about 3.30pm, he went to a locker room to chat with three of his then colleagues – special constables Lum Zi Hao, 19, Ng Guo Wei, 20, and Teaw Zhi Qiang, 20 – who had completed their shift and were resting.

Ahmad Sulaiman walked in and pulled out his gun. He pointed it at them and jokingly told the youngest officer to put on a shirt.

He unloaded the bullets from the chamber into his right palm before clutching the .38-calibre revolver with both hands and pointing it in several directions.

The weapon went off, and a senior officer went into the room and found Ahmad Sulaiman looking shocked.

In mitigation yesterday, Ahmad Sulaiman, who did not have a lawyer, merely asked the judge to impose a lenient sentence.

A former police officer who had 15 years of experience told The Straits Times that Ahmad Sulaiman broke all three cardinal safety rules that all officers are told about weapon safety.

They are taught not to point a weapon at anyone and to keep the finger out of the trigger guard unless they intend to use the firearm, said Mr T. Mogan.

The 51-year-old security consultant added that to be on the safe side, officers have to assume that any weapon they hold is loaded.

Ahmad Sulaiman could have been fined up to $2,500 and/or jailed for the maximum term of six months.

 

[cooleo]

Boy....they shud stick to playing guitars at void decks!

 

[SIFU]

District Judge Low Wee Ping agreed that a deterrent sentence was justified.

jail him 1 month is considered deterrent sentence pui:oIo:

 

[shOUTloud]

District Judge Low Wee Ping agreed that a deterrent sentence was justified.

jail him 1 month is considered deterrent sentence pui:oIo:

har, one month for careless mistake not deterrent enough? What you want?

 

[scoobyhoo]

Never joke on weapons. But good for this young man, after he's been jailed, no more reservist trainings for him.

 

[SIFU]

har, one month for careless mistake not deterrent enough? What you want?

the max jail term for this is 6 months. so does 1 month sound like deterrent to you

want to give 1 month, can. but judge no need kay kay say what deterrent.

 

[Char_Azn]

They should change the title of the article to ex-NSman jailed for being stupid.

No other way to describe and idiot for pointing a weapon at his own friends for "fun" :oIo::oIo::oIo:

 

[silliporean]

SOURCE: The Straits Times

PLAYING a prank on his colleagues, Ahmad Sulaiman Perwira took out his service revolver, emptied the chamber and pointed the weapon at them.

What he did not realise was that a single round remained in the chamber, and as he pointed the Taurus revolver at them, the weapon went off. Fortunately, the bullet did not hit any of them.

Yesterday, Ahmad Sulaiman, 21, who completed his full-time national service just last week, was jailed for a month for committing a rash act that endangered the safety of his three colleagues.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Geraldine Kang told a district court that he should be jailed even though he had committed the offence without any malice. She said: “While on duty, he had acted irresponsibly by fooling with a fully loaded revolver in front of three officers.”

District Judge Low Wee Ping agreed that a deterrent sentence was justified.

He told the young man, who kept his head bowed during the hearing: “As a national serviceman entrusted with a loaded revolver, you bore a great responsibility, but went to commit a rash act.”

Advising him to move on with his life after completing his jail term, the judge added: “You are still young. Don’t let this change you from pursuing your education or your profession.”

The incident happened on Feb 22. At that time, Ahmad Sulaiman was a full-time national serviceman attached to the Transport Command base at Paya Lebar Road.

He was issued the revolver and 10 rounds in the morning for his 12-hour shift that day – from 9am till 9pm.

At about 3.30pm, he went to a locker room to chat with three of his then colleagues – special constables Lum Zi Hao, 19, Ng Guo Wei, 20, and Teaw Zhi Qiang, 20 – who had completed their shift and were resting.

Ahmad Sulaiman walked in and pulled out his gun. He pointed it at them and jokingly told the youngest officer to put on a shirt.

He unloaded the bullets from the chamber into his right palm before clutching the .38-calibre revolver with both hands and pointing it in several directions.

The weapon went off, and a senior officer went into the room and found Ahmad Sulaiman looking shocked.

In mitigation yesterday, Ahmad Sulaiman, who did not have a lawyer, merely asked the judge to impose a lenient sentence.

A former police officer who had 15 years of experience told The Straits Times that Ahmad Sulaiman broke all three cardinal safety rules that all officers are told about weapon safety.

They are taught not to point a weapon at anyone and to keep the finger out of the trigger guard unless they intend to use the firearm, said Mr T. Mogan.

The 51-year-old security consultant added that to be on the safe side, officers have to assume that any weapon they hold is loaded.

Ahmad Sulaiman could have been fined up to $2,500 and/or jailed for the maximum term of six months.

For pointing a weapon at someone that's a six months jail term, what about for discharging the weapon while pointed at people?

This guy is so bloody incompetently stupid that he does not even know how to clear his weapon and for a revolver, you can very clearly see if the round remains in the chamber or not, while pointing at his friends he pull the trigger and than he misses the target at point blank range...I hope this mishap does not represent the competencies of the SPF in weapon handling ha haaa

 

[Screwball]

Never joke on weapons. But good for this young man, after he's been jailed, no more reservist trainings for him.

Wait long long. He still have to completing his reservist obligations.
Probably they will posting him to SCDF.

 

[ah_phah]

1 month jail with 1/3 remission, he's just going for a short chalet get away in changi la. as a conscript law enforcer, he can now witness the before & after of a criminal. he can experience 1st hand what its like to be behind bars.

dont think SPF will ever want to use him for reservist after his release, more likely will post him to SCDF to play with water gun.

 

[matamafia]

Sap Sap Soy lah. 1 month only?:oIo:

You fire one round in SAF can court martial how many years?

I knew a case of just merely blur fuck shooting at rifle range the soldier went to DB for 21 days already, not even a court martial.