Malaysian who evaded Singapore cops for 38 years charged with illegal firearms possession
Monday, 26 Mar 20181:19 PM MYT
by shaffiq idris alkhatib
Malaysian police had arrested 63-year-old Seow Lam Seng (left) in Penang on March 22, 2018. He was taken back to Singapore two days later. – The Straits Times/ANN/WONG KWAI CHOW
SINGAPORE: After 38 years on the run, a 63-year-old man was finally taken to a Singapore court on Monday (March 26) for alleged illegal possession of a firearm.
If convicted, Seow Lam Seng can be jailed for life.
Officers from the Royal Malaysia Police arrested Seow in Penang last Thursday before he was taken to Singapore two days later.
In a statement on Sunday, the Singapore Police Force said that on Oct 3, 1980, two of their officers had spotted Seow and a man known as Lee Ah Fatt behaving suspiciously on Tanjong Katong Road and decided to conduct a check.
Seow was allegedly carrying a pistol at his waist at a staircase next to Sin Po Po Bar in Tanjong Katong Road at around 2.30pm that day.
Singapore police said in a statement on Sunday that Lee had allegedly drawn his pistol from his back trouser pocket and pointed it at the officers, resulting in one of them drawing his service revolver to shoot at him.
"Despite being shot, Lee Ah Fatt was believed to have continued to struggle with the two police officers. During the commotion, Seow Lam Seng managed to flee from the scene. Lee Ah Fatt succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital," said the police.
The police added that they have regularly reviewed the case in attempts to locate Seow.
Offenders convicted of being unlawfully in possession of a firearm can be jailed for life and receive at least six strokes of the cane. Seow cannot be caned as he is above 50 years old.
He will be remanded at Central Police Division and be back in court on April 2. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/03/26/malaysian-who-evaded-singapore-cops-for-38-years-charged-with-illegal-firearm-possession/#Uy2vmL2swebBr3GM.99
