Police NSman's jail term increased for stealing money

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A police national serviceman who misappropriated money entrusted to him faces more jail time after the Chief Justice allowed an appeal by the Public Prosecutor.

Amir Hamzah Mohammad, 24, who was serving his NS as a special constable attached to the Found and Unclaimed Property Office (FUPO), was jailed six weeks by a district court for criminal breach of trust as a public servant.

Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong increased the jail term to six months on Thursday, as he agreed with the prosecution that the sentence "was too lenient".

Amir's duties included driving the FUPO van to collect found property turned in at police divisions and to take them back to the unit.

At the time of the offence, FUPO had an existing backlog of property waiting to be registered and processed. Hence, supervisors stopped checking against the collection lists of items that drivers handed in from their collection rounds, according to court documents.

On Sept 21, 2010, Amir collected 32 polymer bags from Clementi Police Division Headquarters, including one which contained cash. When he returned to his base, he brought all the found property except one containing the cash, which he hid in the van. A few days later, he retrieved the bag from the van and misappropriated S$893.75.

He used part of the money to pay for his car insurance.