Geylang raid drama: Cop aims gun at mob,
man dares him to fight one-on-one
The four policemen went undercover to look for illegal
activities in a Geylang backlane.
But the operation quickly turned ugly when they arrested one
person at a makeshift gambling stall.
A crowd of about 200 people gathered around the officers and
threw whatever they could lay their hands on, such as beer bottles
and glasses, rocks and even rubbish.
They became so unruly that one officer pulled out his gun,
turned on its laser guide and aimed it at them.
They calmed down, but became aggressive again when one of the
men in the crowd, Foong Yuen Kuang, 28, charged aggressively
towards one of the officers and challenged him.
Speaking in a mixture of English and Hokkien, he openly
challenged the undercover officer to a "one-on-one" fight with
him.
The mob resumed throwing things at the officers and dispersed
only when police reinforcements arrived 15 minutes later. By then,
the four officers were bruised and bloodied.
They received treatment at Changi General Hospital.
The dramatic details of the confrontation were revealed at the
trial of Foong, a Singapore permanent resident, who faced one
charge each of rioting and using threatening words at a police
officer
-- TNP
