Vandalised train 047/048 featured in press

last SG · 2010-06-04T15:39:39+00:00

On the first day when i spotted this train having graffiti, on 1048 kena

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THE alleged accomplice of Swiss national Oliver Fricker, who is accused of trespass and vandalism at SMRT's Changi depot, is said to have fled to Hong Kong.

But Lloyd Dane Alexander, from Britain, can still be brought to Singapore even on a vandalism charge, lawyers told The Straits Times yesterday.

The issue, they said, will depend on where the Briton - for whom a warrant of arrest was issued yesterday by the Singapore police - is caught and whether there is an extradition treaty between that jurisdiction and Singapore.

Lawyer Shashi Nathan said: 'Extradition is not dependent on the punishment but on the offence. As long as the deed is an offence in both (jurisdictions), extradition is possible.'

Singapore has an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, which also cites vandalism as an offence.

The second suspect may choose to fight the extradition but this may be difficult unless he can prove he has a defence such as diplomatic immunity.

youyuan SG

this news is getting bigger and bigger....OMG..

Dragonaxe SG

this news is getting bigger and bigger....OMG..

Oh no...

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If you think about it, this is what might happen if the video you took didn't get on youtube:

1) Save SMRT and LTA the embarassment

2) Save the guys from the security agency from getting the sack or a big demotion, because their already low income is close to difficult to support their families.

3) Save the swiss guy from being caught, put on the press, and possibly still keep his job, his career forever ruined

4) Save the $100000 bail someone put up for him

5) Save the briton from becoming a target for the interpol

hmmm

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woah quite scary ley

Dragonaxe SG

If you think about it, this is what might happen if the video you took didn't get on youtube:

1) Save SMRT and LTA the embarassment

2) Save the guys from the security agency from getting the sack or a big demotion, because their already low income is close to difficult to support their families.

3) Save the swiss guy from being caught, put on the press, and possibly still keep his job, his career forever ruined

4) Save the $100000 bail someone put up for him

5) Save the briton from becoming a target for the interpol

hmmm

Our hobby what... say earlier

youyuan SG

If you think about it, this is what might happen if the video you took didn't get on youtube:

1) Save SMRT and LTA the embarassment

2) Save the guys from the security agency from getting the sack or a big demotion, because their already low income is close to difficult to support their families.

3) Save the swiss guy from being caught, put on the press, and possibly still keep his job, his career forever ruined

4) Save the $100000 bail someone put up for him

5) Save the briton from becoming a target for the interpol

hmmm

but...haiz...our security is so screwed...

SBS9231S SG

SMRT says staff mistook graffiti on train for advert

By Imelda Saad | Posted: 08 June 2010 1844 hrs

SINGAPORE: SMRT has explained why there was a lapse of two days before a police report was made about the train that was vandalised with graffiti.

The company said its staff noticed the graffiti on the train on 17 May but did not sound the alarm as it was done artistically and they mistook it for an advertisement.

The alarm was raised two days later on 19 May at 4pm by maintenance staff when the train was recalled to the workshop for scheduled maintenance.

A police report was made then and investigations led to a discovery of the security breach at Changi depot.

SMRT said it immediately reviewed security measures in all its depots. The number of security personnel and patrols at each depot has increased, and security personnel instructed to step up their vigilance.

Moving ahead, SMRT said it will improve visibility along the entire perimeter of the Changi depot, which spans 3 kilometres. The fence will also be reinforced with barbed coiled wires at the base.

The number of security cameras will also be more than doubled.

There will be additional cameras installed at areas where the trains are launched daily at the depot.

- CNA/ir

Dragonaxe SG

SMRT says staff mistook graffiti on train for advert

By Imelda Saad | Posted: 08 June 2010 1844 hrs

wow, i can use this excuse to bail me out next time

SBS9231S SG

Arrest warrant out for second MRT vandal suspect
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 07 June 2010 2300 hrs

SINGAPORE: A warrant of arrest has been issued for Briton Lloyd Dane Alexander, the man suspected to be an accomplice of the Swiss national charged with vandalising an MRT train in Singapore.

In a statement released late Monday evening, the Police said that, in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers, it applied for the arrest warrant and this was granted by the Subordinate Courts.

It added that Alexander remains at large.

It has been revealed that he left Singapore before the incident was reported to the police.

Swiss national 33-year-old Oliver Fricker has been charged with vandalising an MRT train by spraying graffiti on it and damaging public property by cutting a wired fence.

He was released on Monday after posting a S$100,000 bail. It is believed his passport is still impounded to prevent him from leaving the country.

The incident was said to have taken place between late night of May 16 and early hours of May 17 at the Changi Depot. SMRT reported the incident to police only on May 19.

Fricker, a business consultant who worked in Singapore, was arrested on May 25.

Reports said his accomplice, Alexander, may have fled to Hong Kong.

Vandalism is punishable by up to three years' jail or a maximum fine of S$2,000, plus three to eight strokes of the cane.

Fricker is scheduled to appear in court again on June 21.

- CNA/ir

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To youyuan: 很有缘

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Another honest mistake ?

It is simply disgusting to disguise the lapse of security for mistaken identity.

Why is it that a bomb hoax call pranksters can be jailed and the company that have failed its basic responsibilty can run off scot free ?

What happened if one of the train was in a real event and thousand of communter would have been injured or killed ?

If the government agency are acting blur on these security lapse, they themselves should also be prosecuted.

All citizens regardless of who you are are equal.

The government and the CEO of SMRT owe the communters a proper explanation.

After so much emphasis on national security, it turn soft when it happened to one of its own company.

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They emphasized so much on security at the stations, but failed to look at their own backyard.

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to youyuan

thank you for humiliating the authorities.

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to youyuan

thank you for humiliating the authorities.

The Second is jcqh (<<< open)

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The Second is jcqh (<<< open)

What open, open what thing, where got door to open? Isit a window? No I don't think so, and I think I have just humiliated you. (<< Highlight)

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What open, open what thing, where got door to open? Isit a window? No I don't think so, and I think I have just humiliated you. (<< Highlight)

walau, no need to say until that la.

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The Second is jcqh (<<< open)

Ding dong, doors are opening, didididididididi

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All they know is TALK BIG ONLY! "No Action Talk Only" I won't be surprise if the security personnel on duties was being fire or demoted.

Remenber the previous incident? Were Mas salamat successfully escaped away from the detention centre.

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SMRT workers did not react to glaring graffiti on two carriages because they brushed it off as an advertisement or artwork, the train operator said yesterday.

Consequently, a serious breach in the perimeter fence of its Changi depot - a hole opened either late on May 16 or in the early hours of May 17, according to police - went undiscovered for almost two full days.

Breaking a nearly week-long silence on the incident, SMRT said that inaction on its part led to a delay in alerting the authorities. Meanwhile, the train was allowed to run in full view of train users for that length of time, leading to a YouTube video posted by a commuter.

The gaffe was admitted yesterday by SMRT's chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa, who apologised for the 'serious lapse'. In its statement, SMRT said its staff noticed the graffiti on the two train carriages on May 17, but thought nothing of it.

The first time someone noticed that something was amiss was at 4pm on May 19, when the train pulled into SMRT's workshop for routine maintenance.

Given the seriousness of the breach, SMRT has been asked to give a full account of what happened to the police and the Land Transport Authority, said the Ministry of Transport in response to queries yesterday from The Straits Times.

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