SINGAPORE — A mistake by an auxiliary police officer, who was in charge of raising and lowering bollards, left two individuals with injuries during a visit by United States Vice President Kamala Harris to the Istana last year.
SINGAPORE — A mistake by an auxiliary police officer, who was in charge of raising and lowering bollards,
Failing to notice that a car had yet to pass through, Tan raised the bollards causing the driver to collide into them. Mr Chee, 58, retired in April this year after a combined 40 years in the Singapore Armed Forces and the Public Service. The car was moving at about 10kmh when Tan raised the bollards and Mr Abdul was unable to stop the car in time.that cars have passed through before raising the bollards, which Tan negligently failed to do.“That said, the injuries caused to victims were severe and was in a position of responsibility that he failed to discharge,” DPP Pang said.
“My client does not want to attribute blame to the system,” he said. “But he did not notice any cars when he lifted the bollard.” Mr Wee added that Tan has been attending counselling after the incident and his counsellor has noted that Tan shows “extreme guilt” over the incident and has showed symptoms of depression.
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