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SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old man was charged in court on Thursday (Jul 9) with allegedly making two false bomb threats targeting Parliament House and the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) offices.<\/p>\n
Koh Jye Shyang is accused of sending a false bomb threat through a FormSG submission to HTX on Jul 3 at about 1.30pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to court documents, the alleged message read: “There is a bomb in the Home Team Science and Technology Agency building in 1 Stars Avenue, #12-01, Singapore 138507. Please evacuate the premises immediately.”<\/p>\n
HTX reported the incident to the police. The agency is located on the 12th floor of 1 Stars Avenue, which also houses Mediacorp.<\/p>\n
Days later at about 3pm on Jul 6, Koh allegedly emailed Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the following message: “There is a bomb placed in the Parliament House at 1 Parliament Pl, Singapore 178880. Please evacuate the premises immediately.”<\/p>\n
The police confirmed that they received a report that an anonymous email was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office claiming that a bomb had been planted at Parliament House.<\/p>\n
The police conducted thorough checks of both premises, including systematic sweeps of the locations and their surroundings, but did not find any “items of security concern”.<\/p>\n
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and Central Police Division later established that both threats were allegedly sent by the same person.<\/p>\n
The man was arrested on Tuesday, and the police seized several electronic devices that were supposedly used to make the threats.<\/p>\n
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to S$50,000 (US$38,600), or both.<\/p>\n
The prosecution asked to keep Koh in remand for one week for further investigations, while Koh asked to be released on bail instead to look for a lawyer.<\/p>\n
He also claimed that a cybersecurity expert from San Francisco was on the way to Singapore to verify if there was anything wrong with his computer and requested bail to facilitate these checks.<\/p>\n
District Judge Brenda Tan agreed to the prosecution\u2019s request and told Koh that his bail request would be considered when he returns to court on Jul 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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