Police have arrested a 22-year-old female student who is
involved in several cases of Forgery of Medical Certificates.
It is believe the suspect had sold forged Medical Certificates
to other students, who in turn submitted them to their respective
schools to skip classes. The students had contacted the suspect
through social media and subsequently arranged to meet up with the
suspect to purchase the forged Medical Certificates (MCs), which
had the letterheads of legitimate clinics fraudulently printed on
them. The forged MCs were detected when the teacher of the school
in the east became suspicious and verified the students’ medical
records with the respective clinics, which then exposed the ruse. A
police report was then lodged.
Through protracted investigations and extensive follow-up,
officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division managed to establish the
identity of the suspect who sold the MCs to the students. On 22 May
2013 at about 10.30 pm , the suspect was arrested in the vicinity
of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9. A stack of forged MCs was also found at the
suspect’s house and seized as case exhibit. Preliminary
investigations revealed that the suspect had sold the forged MCs to
at least 30 students between March 2013 and May 2013.
Investigations against the suspect as well as the
students involved are on-going. The offence of Forgery for the
Purpose of Cheating under Section 468 of the Penal Code Chapter
224, carries a maximum jail term of up to 10 years’ imprisonment,
and shall also be liable to fine.
Commander of Ang Mo Kio Police Division, Deputy Assistant
Commissioner of Police (DAC) Keok Tong San, commended his officers
for their good investigation which resulted in the arrest of the
suspect and protected the integrity of the affected clinics.
He also cautioned that forging Medical Certificates in
order to skip school or work is tantamount to a criminal offence
and the Police will not hesitate to take such persons to
task.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
24 May 2013 @ 4.10pm
