Man who claimed lost IC used in sham marriage arrested
AsiaOne
Thursday, Mar 27, 2014
SINGAPORE - A 26-year-old man, believed to have lied to the police about losing his identity card, has been arrested.
The suspect had filed a report on February 26, claiming that another person had used his lost identity card to register a civil marriage with a female foreigner on August 7, 2012.
In a statement released on Thursday night, police said that the suspect is believed to have provide false information to police regarding the loss of his identify card. Attempts to locate the suspect were unsuccessful as he had stopped returning home and left his job.
He was arrested on Wednesday night for a separate case of criminal breach of trust.
The suspect will face court on Friday on charges of criminal breach of trust. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both.
Police investigations into the charge of providing false information to the police are on-going. If charged and convicted, he could face up to one year in prison and may be fined up to $5,000, or both.
