SINGAPORE – A church volunteer accused of
placing an item resembling an improvised explosive device within the premises of St Joseph’s Church
has been charged with making a false threat of a terrorist act.
Kokulananthan Mohan, 26, who allegedly committed the offence at around 7am on Dec 21, is believed to have acted alone.
According to court documents, he allegedly placed three cardboard cylinders filled with stone pebbles and sporting protruding red wires, held together with black and yellow adhesive tape, within the church premises.
Kokulananthan is said to have done so with the intention of inducing another man to believe that the article was likely to explode or ignite, causing personal injury or damage to property.
In an earlier statement, the police said there is currently no evidence to suggest that it was a religiously motivated attack or an act of terror.
