Man who allegedly staged fake explosive device incident at St Joseph's Church charged
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A 26-year-old Singaporean man who was arrested on Sunday (Dec 21) for allegedly staging a fake improvised explosive device incident at St Joseph's Church in Bukit Timah was charged in court on Monday morning (Dec 22). Kokulananthan Mohan was charged undeMan who allegedly staged fake explosive device incident at St Joseph's Church charged
A 26-year-old Singaporean man who was arrested on Sunday (Dec 21) for allegedly staging a fake improvised explosive device incident at St Joseph's Church in Bukit Timah was charged in court on Monday morning (Dec 22). Kokulananthan Mohan was charged under the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Regulations.Charge sheets seen by AsiaOne show that he is accused of making a false terrorist threat by placing three cardboard rolls «filled with stone pebbles and sporting protruding red wires, held together using black and yellow adhesive tapes» in the church at about 7.10am on Sunday. He is alleged to have done so with the intention of inducing another person to falsely believe that the article would explode, thereby causing personal injury or damage to property.The police said that Mohan is believed to have acted alone.«There is currently no evidence to suggest that it was a religiously motivated attack or an act of terror,» added the police.Mohan has been remanded for three weeks for psychiatric evaluation.If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to 10 years, fined up to $500,000, or both. Read more









