SINGAPORE — After boarding a plane and leaving their belongings in the overhead lockers, most passengers stay seated for the rest of the flight and listen to the in-flight entertainment, trusting that their belongings will be safe. , or take a short nap.
However, on December 15, 2023, on a Cambodia Airlines passenger plane bound for Singapore, a police officer took advantage of the sleeping passengers, searched their belongings, and stole items, without knowing that their every move was being monitored by police officers. I checked to see if it was there.
Chinese national Yi Huai-chun was sentenced to seven months in prison on Tuesday (January 30) after pleading guilty to one count of theft under the Tokyo Treaty Act.
Suspicious behavior drew the attention of police officers on board the plane.
According to CNA, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Li Junlong was sitting near Mr. Yi on the plane and witnessed him acting suspiciously.
Mr Yee, 45, who had worked as a businessman in Cambodia for four years, opened the overhead bin above his seat, but did not do so without checking that a nearby passenger was asleep.
He then took out his haversack and took it to an empty seat in the back of the plane to examine it. Unable to find anything to put in his pocket, he returned the bag, picked up a second bag, and repeated the action.
At this time, Lee decided to warn the other two officers on the plane about Yee’s actions. While the three men were watching, Yi stole a third bag and took it to an empty seat at the front of the plane to pass through. Inside the leather bag were two wallets containing $250 in cash, three bank cards and two laptops.
When confronted by Mr Lee, Mr Yi initially claimed the leather bag was his, but later admitted that it was not his and that he had forgotten where his bag was. Despite his insistence, when asked to show his passport, Mr. Yi went to retrieve it from a bag placed on his seat.
Mr Yee was arrested at Changi Airport after his plane landed and was arraigned in court the next day.
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“The defendant could not explain how he was able to find his bag, contradicting his previous explanation that he was looking for it because he couldn’t remember where it was,” Deputy Prosecutor Dan Pang said in court, CNA reported. It’s contradictory,” he said. ”
He also said that Yi’s guilty plea could not be considered unconscionable because he was caught red-handed with overwhelming evidence against him and Yi had been uncooperative with the investigation. Ta.
Pan argued that Yi should be sentenced to seven to eight months in prison, arguing that the crime was premeditated and that victims in such cases are extremely vulnerable because they cannot constantly monitor their belongings.
He added that such criminal activities are difficult to detect and will impact Singapore’s reputation as a safe country.
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