Chitchat Please Guess??? Man caught by Sinkie Police for Stealing on Cambodia Airways

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Man jailed after stealing bag on Cambodia Airways flight while being watched by Singapore police officers​

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KOH WAN TING​

Published January 30, 2024
Updated January 30, 2024
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SINGAPORE — A passenger on board a Cambodia Airways flight to Singapore decided to rummage through his fellow passengers' bags in search of things to steal, but did not know a police officer was watching his every move.
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When confronted by the police officer, Yi Huaichun, a Chinese national, claimed that he was searching for his bag, but managed to locate his bag immediately when asked to produce his passport.
The 45-year-old was jailed for seven months on Tuesday (Jan 30) after he pleaded guilty to one charge of theft under the Tokyo Convention Act.
Two other similar theft charges, involving two bags he rummaged without taking anything, were taken into consideration for his sentencing.

POLICE WATCHING HIS EVERY MOVE​

On the morning of Dec 15, 2023, Yi and a few Singapore Police Force officers were on a Cambodia Airways flight heading to Singapore from Cambodia, where Yi had worked as a businessman for about four years.

Yi, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lee Jun Long and the victim, another Chinese national, were seated within rows of each other.
Yi opened the overhead compartment for his row before glancing at other passengers and noting that they were asleep.
He slipped a haversack from the connected overhead compartment above the next row and took it to an empty seat at the back of the plane to rummage through it.
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Noting nothing of interest, he returned the bag but stole a second bag. Uninterested in its contents, Yi returned the second bag.
At this point, his actions had aroused the attention of ASP Lee, who related his observations to two fellow police officers on the same flight. The trio observed Yi closely.
Yi then moved towards the victim, after noticing that the man was not paying attention to his belongings.

Opening the compartment above the victim's head, he removed a leather bag that contained two wallets with S$250 cash, three bank cards, and two laptops.
He took the bag to an empty seat at the front of the plane to go through it, all while watched by three police officers.
ASP Lee approached Yi and tapped him on the shoulder, asking him what he was doing and whether the bag was his.
Yi lied that the bag was his, but the officer warned him to tell the truth as he noticed that the accused had taken two bags earlier. Yi admitted the bag was not his, but claimed that he was searching for his own bag, as he had forgotten where it was.
ASP Lee held up the leather bag to ask the passengers who it belonged to, and the victim shouted that the bag was his.
The police officer asked Yi to produce his passport, and the accused headed to his bag, which was above his seat.
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"The accused was not able to explain why he was now able to find his bag, which contradicted his earlier explanation that he was searching for his bag as he could not remember where it was," Deputy Public Prosecutor Dan Pan told the court.
Yi was arrested when the plane landed at Changi Airport and charged the next day.
He did not admit to his offences during investigations and insisted that he had been trying to search for his bag as he could not remember where he had placed it.

OFFENCE DIFFICULT TO DETECT​

Arguing for seven to eight months' jail for Yi, Mr Pan pointed out that Yi's offence was clearly premeditated and that he had targeted victims he noticed were asleep or not paying attention.
Victims in such cases are highly vulnerable as they are unable to keep constant watch of their belongings, the DPP added. Such offences are hard to detect and would impact Singapore's reputation as a safe country, Mr Pan said.
The prosecutor cited 43 cases of aircraft theft in 2012 and 35 cases in 2013 — a jump from 2011, when only one theft case on board aircraft was reported.
Mr Pan argued that Yi's plea of guilt was not indicative of remorse as he had been caught red-handed with overwhelming evidence against him. Yi had also been uncooperative during investigations, the prosecution noted.
Speaking through a Mandarin interpreter, Yi pleaded for proceedings to be completed "as soon as possible" and requested for a phone call to his family in China.
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"They did not know that I was in prison and Chinese New Year eve is drawing near as well," Yi said.
"(My family) thought I was still in Cambodia and have not received any news from me and they are concerned for my safety, whether I'm being kidnapped or killed," he added.
District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt considered the factors highlighted by the prosecution, including the prevalence of such offences.
Considering the difficulty of detecting such offences, it was "entirely fortuitous" that the police officers were on board the plane and vigilant enough to detect Yi's crimes, the judge said.
For theft, Yi could have been jailed for up to three years, fined, or both. CNA

 

[bobby]

Yi had worked as a businessman for about four years

What kind of fucked reporting….”worked”as a businessman ?

 

[blackmondy]

A fucking tiong tiong as usual.

 

[laksaboy]

30-day visa-free travel from Tiongland? Brace yourselves for a torrent of similar crimes.

 

[glockman]

Lowlife commie chink. Most of them are.

 

[Hightech88]

This one more thrilling...

https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/gu...er-for-jobless-mother-and-go-clubbing.344498/

 

[syed putra]

Lowlife commie chink. Most of them are.

It goes without saying

 

[glockman]

It goes without saying

yet the pap is importing them en masse. Ditto CECA shitskin. All are undesirable, scum of the earth.

 

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Man jailed for stealing other passengers’ belongings on Singapore-bound Cambodia Airways flight in front of police officers​

The Chinese national, who had worked as a businessman in Cambodia for 4 years, caught the attention of Singapore officers with his suspicious behaviour.​

Staff Writer
·Editorial team
Updated Wed, 31 January 2024 at 2:16 pm SGT·3-min read

Chinese national Yi Huaichun was jailed seven months for stealing from other passengers on a Cambodia Airways flight. (Photos: Getty Images)
SINGAPORE — After boarding a plane and putting belongings in the overhead locker, most passengers remain seated for the rest of the flight, tuning in to the in-flight entertainment or taking a short nap, trusting that their belongings will stay safe.
However, on 15 December 2023, a passenger on a Cambodia Airways plane bound for Singapore took advantage of such sleeping passengers and looked through their belongings for items to steal, unaware that his every move was being watched by a police officer.
Chinese national Yi Huaichun was jailed for seven months on Tuesday (30 Jan) after pleading guilty to one charge of theft under the Tokyo Convention Act.

Suspicious behaviour drew the attention of police officers on the plane​

According to CNA, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lee Jun Long was seated near Yi on the plane and saw him acting suspiciously.
The 45-year-old Yi, who had worked as a businessman for four years in Cambodia, opened the overhead compartment above his seat, but not without ensuring that the passengers nearby were asleep.
He then removed a haversack and took it to an empty seat at the back of the plane to rummage through. Not finding anything to pocket, he returned the bag and took a second bag and repeated the same actions.
This was when Lee decided to alert the two other fellow officers who were on the same flight of Yi’s behaviour. Yi then stole a third bag while the trio had their eyes on him, and brought it to an empty seat at the front of the plane to go through. Inside the leather bag were two wallets with $250 cash, three bank cards and two laptops.
When approached by Lee, Yi first claimed that the leather bag was his, before admitting that it didn’t belong to him and that he had forgotten where his bag was. Despite that claim, when asked to produce his passport, Yi headed to retrieve it from his bag that was placed above his seat.
Yi was arrested at Changi Airport after the plane landed and charged in court the next day.

Offence hard to detect, could impact Singapore's reputation: DPP​

CNA reported that Deputy Public Prosecutor Dan Pan told the court, "The accused was not able to explain why he was now able to find his bag, which contradicted his earlier explanation that he was searching for his bag as he could not remember where it was.”
He also said that Yi’s plea of guilt could not be seen as remorse as Yi had been caught red-handed with overwhelming evidence against him, and he had been uncooperative during investigations.
Pan argued for seven to eight months’ jail for Yi as the offence was premeditated, and that victims in such cases were highly vulnerable as they cannot keep constant watch of their belongings.
He also added that such offences are hard to detect and would impact Singapore’s reputation as a safe country.