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Man jailed for sending false bomb threats to Parliament House, elite police unit

SINGAPORE — Unhappy about certain political issues in Singapore, a part-time waiter decided to mail anonymous bomb threats to Parliament House and the headquarters of the police's Special Operations Command (SOC) unit.

Albert Pang Tze Kaan was sentenced to six months' jail after pleading guilty to two charges under the United Nations Act. One more similar charge was taken into consideration for sentencing.

Albert Pang Tze Kaan was sentenced to six months' jail after pleading guilty to two charges under the United Nations Act. One more similar charge was taken into consideration for sentencing.

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SINGAPORE — Unhappy about certain political issues in Singapore, a part-time waiter decided to mail anonymous bomb threats to Parliament House and the headquarters of the police's Special Operations Command (SOC) unit.

Albert Pang Tze Kaan, 46, also sent a threatening letter to a 7-Eleven convenience store located in Tanjong Katong that same month.

On Monday (June 18), Pang was sentenced to six months' jail after pleading guilty to two charges under the United Nations Act. One more similar charge was taken into consideration for sentencing.

The court heard that around April 6 this year, Pang used an alphabetical stencil and black marker to write the words "BOMB INSIDE" on some pieces of A4-sized paper.

A few days later, he searched online for the postal addresses of various places, including the SOC headquarters in Queensway and Parliament House. He then put the letters in envelopes, wrote the addresses using the same alphabetical stencil and black marker, and posted them using registered or regular mail.

The letters were opened by administrative personnel, and the police were alerted to them. About five police cars, each with two police officers, were deployed to the various locations. As the letters were anonymous without any return address, the police had to trace them to Pang.

The area manager of the 7-Eleven outlet in Tanjong Katong also called the police on April 12 after the letter reached the store that afternoon.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Haniza Abnass asked for at least six months' jail, saying that Pang's offences were planned and premeditated.

"He took steps to use a stencil which concealed his identity, and the locations he targeted were high-value. His actions caused alarm and resulted in significant police resources being dispatched," she added.

While the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) had diagnosed Pang with a personality disorder, he was not of unsound mind while committing his offences, DPP Haniza said.

Pang, who was not represented by a lawyer, told District Judge Jasvender Kaur during mitigation that he wanted to be set free.

District Judge Jasvender told him to "come to terms" with the diagnosis from IMH and seek help.

For each charge, Pang could have been jailed up to 10 years and fined up to S$500,000.

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