i dun buy really sweep wan... too hard... 
anyway.....
Gomez let off with stern warning in run-in with S'pore
Elections Dept
12 May 2006 1623 hrs (SST) 0823 hrs (GMT)
Workers' Party member James Gomez has been let off with a stern
warning for threatening an Elections Department officer.
Police say that after reviewing the evidence, the Public Prosecutor
was satisfied that Mr Gomez had committed the offence of using
threatening words towards a public servant.
It said that statements given by Mr Gomez contained several serious
inconsistencies, which together with statements of other parties,
put into question the real truth.
However, police considered the circumstances of the case, including
Mr Gomez's willingness to cooperate with the Police, and the
absence of any previous criminal records.
The Public Prosecutor decided that a stern warning be given to Mr
Gomez instead.
The offence would have been punishable with a fine of up to $5000,
or a jail term of up to one year.
The Elections Department had lodged a police report last week (6
May) against Mr Gomez who had claimed he had filed an application
for a minority certificate when in fact he had not.
Mr Gomez had warned an officer of "consequences" when the officer
could not find any application of his for a certificate. -
CNA/ir
