by Carolyn Quek
THE police have arrested nine men who were among some 500 people
attending the funeral of a notorious gangster in Clementi last
Friday.
In a statement to the media yesterday, the police said the nine
men, aged between 21 and 41, were arrested for suspected
involvement in gang activities and that investigations are
proceeding.
The men were among the huge crowd of family members and friends
who had gathered at Block 611, Clementi Street 1, where the wake
and funeral procession of Woon Eng Kong was held.
The 48-year-old Woon, better known as 'Amara Ah Chang', had died
under mysterious circumstances in Johor after being on the run from
the Singapore authorities for almost a year.
After he was arrested for drug possession in October 2009, he
failed to appear in court in March last year. An arrest warrant was
then issued.
Two weeks ago, he was caught by Malaysian police in Johor Baru
for breaking into a church there. But two days later, he was found
hanged in a psychiatric hospital and Johor police are now
investigating the case as murder.
