A 34-year-old Malaysian was detained at the Woodlands Checkpoint after drugs were found on January 2, 2017. The trial of a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer in Singapore, accused of assaulting a suspect to extort a drug confession from him opened today, Channel News Asia reports. Sivabalan cooperated and did not put up a struggle, and was handed over to the Woodlands CNB team. "When the accused arrived at Woodlands Checkpoint just before 6:00am, Sivabalan had not admitted to the offense," Han said. According to charge sheets, Vengedesh kicked, punched and slapped Sivabalan in the toilet at the Woodlands Checkpoint CNB office between 5:58am and 9:30am.

Source: The Standard November 23, 2020 07:30 UTC