The contrasting differences in the police handling of the Ng Kim Ngweng’s case and another similiar one involving a Madam Tan Lian Gim were too glaring to be missed.
Rag-and-bone man Ng was alleged to have committed criminal intimidation by threatening to beat an unknown MP over the phone. He was arrested immediately the very next day. (read article here)
Madam Tan Lian Gim’s husband received a verbal threat on his mobile phone threatening to inflict bodily harm on him. A report was lodged at Bedok North Police station on the same day, but no action was taken. (read letter here)
Let’s compare the two cases:
1. Mr Ng Kim Ngweng did not call Ms Denise Phua directly on her phone to threaten her. On the other hand, Madam Tan’s husband was called directly on his phone by a mysterious person threatening to inflict bodily harm on him.
2. Mr Ng Kim Ngweng called the REACH hotline to complain about his MP’s attitude. He got agitated in the process and said the following words “How can you don’t hit her? I get angry when I see her so how can I don’t hit her?” - Notice that Mr Ng did not mention any names explicitly while in the case of Madam Tan’s husband, he received a verbal threat to beat him up directly.
Which case deserve more attention from the police?
According to my limited understanding of the law, for the charge of criminal intimidation to be qualified, three of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
1. The threat must be made to the victim directly in his or her presence.
2. There must be sufficient grounds to believe that the accused will carry out the threat.
3. The victim was frightened, intimidated and traumatized by the threat.
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Rag-and-bone man Ng was alleged to have committed criminal intimidation by threatening to beat an unknown MP over the phone. He was arrested immediately the very next day. (read article here)
Madam Tan Lian Gim’s husband received a verbal threat on his mobile phone threatening to inflict bodily harm on him. A report was lodged at Bedok North Police station on the same day, but no action was taken. (read letter here)
Let’s compare the two cases:
1. Mr Ng Kim Ngweng did not call Ms Denise Phua directly on her phone to threaten her. On the other hand, Madam Tan’s husband was called directly on his phone by a mysterious person threatening to inflict bodily harm on him.
2. Mr Ng Kim Ngweng called the REACH hotline to complain about his MP’s attitude. He got agitated in the process and said the following words “How can you don’t hit her? I get angry when I see her so how can I don’t hit her?” - Notice that Mr Ng did not mention any names explicitly while in the case of Madam Tan’s husband, he received a verbal threat to beat him up directly.
Which case deserve more attention from the police?
According to my limited understanding of the law, for the charge of criminal intimidation to be qualified, three of the following criteria must be fulfilled:
1. The threat must be made to the victim directly in his or her presence.
2. There must be sufficient grounds to believe that the accused will carry out the threat.
3. The victim was frightened, intimidated and traumatized by the threat.
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