SINGAPORE: An AETOS security officer asked his colleague to film a video of him at a booth in Woodlands Checkpoint and posed by pointing his loaded revolver at the other man.
The colleagues, both 23, were jailed on Wednesday (Feb 5) for taking photos of Woodlands Checkpoint, which is a protected place, without authorisation.
Muhammad Noorarman Shah Anwar, who suggested and posed for the images, was sentenced to four weeks in prison.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of taking a photo of a protected place. Another charge of endangering his colleague's safety by pointing the firearm at him was considered in sentencing.
Muhammad Amali Abdul Halim, who took the images, was jailed for one week after pleading guilty to the single charge.
On Sep 28, 2024, Noorarman and Amali were on shift at Woodlands Checkpoint, where they were assigned to screen cars and motorcycles.
The court heard that Noorarman carried a service revolver as part of his duties.
Around 4.30pm, Noorarman asked Amali to take photos of him wearing a ski mask as he thought this would be "cool", Deputy Public Prosecutor June Ngian said.
Noorarman put on a ski mask he had prepared in advance and Amali took photos of him in various poses in a checkpoint booth.
The interior of the booth was captured in the background of each photo.
Noorarman then instructed Amali to take a video of him. While Amali took this video, Noorarman posed by pointing his fully loaded revolver at his colleague.
Both security officers carried out these actions to amuse themselves and were not authorised to take photos at the checkpoint, Ms Ngian said.
Later, Noorarman posted a collage of the photos and the video on his Instagram Stories. He did this for attention despite Amali telling him not to, the prosecutor said.
Noorarman eventually took down the post after a friend advised him to.
However, the AETOS officer in charge of Noorarman and Amali made a police report two days after the incident.
The prosecution asked for six to eight weeks' jail for Noorarman, and two to four weeks' jail for Amali.
Noorarman was the "driving mind" for the scheme, Ms Ngian said, while Amali "followed along" and also tried to advise him not to post the images on social media.
Noorarman's lawyer sought a fine or shorter jail term, urging the court to recognise his client's rehabilitative potential.
He said Noorarman was n...