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NSF wanted for Awol charges arrested a day after fleeing from police

SINGAPORE — The police have arrested a 22-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) who is wanted by the Singapore Armed Forces for being absent without official leave (AWOL).

Two men were questioned by the police in Woodlands on Jan 20, 2019 at around 6.10am when one of the men fled from the scene.

Two men were questioned by the police in Woodlands on Jan 20, 2019 at around 6.10am when one of the men fled from the scene.

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SINGAPORE — The police have arrested a 22-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) who is wanted by the Singapore Armed Forces for being absent without official leave (Awol).

Two men, including the NSF, were questioned by the police during their checks at Block 365, Woodlands Ave 1, on Sunday (Jan 20) at around 6.10am.

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During the check, one man who had fresh lacerations on his thigh suddenly bolted and fled from the scene, said the police.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man is an NSF who is wanted for being Awol.

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The police said that the man was arrested on Monday along Woodlands Circle and investigations are ongoing.

Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, Senior Minister of State for Defence, said in Parliament last year that there were about 28 annual cases of NSF Awol offenders with financial hardships — which made up 14 per cent of all such charges over the last five years — or about 200 Awol cases yearly.

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