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TOC's Facebook page: FULL STATEMENT RELEASED BY SPF https://mothership.sg/2021/06/toc-police-custody-allegations/ In a nearly 30-minute video uploaded to YouTube on June 28, See claimed the following: He was held in the police lock-up for longer than necessary; The police had assigned him to a padded cell and he was alone inside, even though he had mentioned that he had claustrophobia; The police had pinned him down and used excessive force in moving him into the padded cell, and he had sustained injuries as a result; The police had ignored his request to use the toilet and he ended up urinating inside his cell; No food was given to him; The police had refused to let him call his family members; The medical personnel at the lock-up had ignored his concerns on his high heart rate; and His car was returned to him only after a long time. BACK STORY See had failed a breathalyser test conducted at a police roadblock along Boon Keng Road on Feb. 14 last year at around 3:40am, and was subsequently arrested. He was then brought back to the lock-up facility at Police Cantonment Complex at about 4am where he was processed for detention while pending the conduct of a further breath analyser test via the Breath Evidential Analyser (BEA) machine. According to the police, See was attended to by Nursing Officers at the lock-up on two occasions, and he was assessed to be fit for detention. At about 4:40am, See passed the BEA test after a few attempts, with a recorded result of 31 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The amount was just below the legal limit of 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath. In their statement, the police said that because See had failed his initial breath analyser test at the police road block and was legally arrested, he was processed in accordance with the rules for persons arrested and brought into police custody. The police are thus required to: Conduct a search on him; Verify his identity; Conduct a medical examination and assess his condition to determine whether he was fit for detention; Register his property; among others. An Investigation Officer (IO) in charge of See’s case also checked if See had other pending traffic or police cases, if he owned the car that he drove, as well as the validity of his driving licence and vehicle insurance. While in custody, See was brought to wait in a temporary holding area, which the police said was a large room with transparent panels that overlook the common corridor. He was there in between his BEA test attempts and other required processes. After See had completed his BEA test attempts, he was escorted to another temporary holding area to await the processing of his release, pending confirmation that he was not required for further investigations. However, the police said that See had refused to enter the temporary holding area, and that he claimed he was "claustrophobic and would harm himself if put into the temporary holding area again". According to the police, See had insisted on waiting along a common corridor. Officers then explained to See that he could not wait there as he would affect the movement of people along the corridor, including other persons-in-custody. However, See refused to move, continued to disregard officers’ repeated instructions to move into the temporary holding area, and warned them that he might cause harm to himself. The police then decided to transfer See to a padded cell instead, using a wheelchair. The decision was taken in view of his threat and out of concern for his safety, the police added. However, See continued to put up "a strong resistance" entering the padded cell, and "struggled with officers". Following refusal to comply with officers' instructions, they had to "apply necessary force to physically move him into the padded cell", the police said. Breakfast wasn't served to him as he was sleeping According to the police statement, See requested to use the toilet at about 6am. Police then made arrangements for more officers to escort See to the toilet due to his struggle earlier. As See appeared to be sleeping when officers entered his cell, they did not wake him. Previously, See was allowed to use the toilet at about 4:30am and 4:55am, the police said. At around 6:25am when breakfast was given, an officer then checked on See and found him to still be asleep, which was why breakfast was not served to him. With regards to See's claim that he was not allowed to call his family, the police said that they did not find any records of See’s request to make any phone calls. CCTV footage doesn't show See exhibiting discomfort when he left Additionally, the police said CCTV footage had not showed any signs of See limping or exhibiting discomfort when he eventually left the padded cell. He was able to walk normally and was escorted by officers, they added. See was released unconditionally from police custody at about 7:40am on the same day, which was around four hours after his arrest. He was told to collect his vehicle later in the evening for safety considerations. In their statement, the police highlighted that they do not typically release vehicles back to persons arrested for drink-driving straight after their release from custody as they may still have alcohol in their body. This could affect their faculties and cause them to pose a risk to themselves and other road users if they are allowed to operate the vehicle too soon. See subsequently collected his vehicle on the night of Feb. 14. Minor injuries sustained by See "consistent" with struggles he put up The police revealed that shortly after his release, See lodged a complaint, and wrote in to provide his feedback on his custodial experience. The police asked See to seek medical assessment following his complaint. The medical form provided by See indicated that he had sustained some minor injuries, which included abrasions on his right knee, and a 2cm laceration on his right knee. The police said that these injuries "appeared to be consistent with the struggles he put up when officers attempted to place him inside the padded cell". Police found no wrongdoing The police also said that following internal investigations, including reviewing the CCTV recordings, they did not find any abuse or wrongdoing. These findings were conveyed to See in June 2020. See then wrote in again one year later, on June 2, to enquire about this case. Although the police had tried to contact him on two separate occasions, and offered to arrange a further interview with him to hear his concerns, he declined to be interviewed. Second malicious attempt by TOC to smear our police force. First being the accusations of police officers allegedly bullying an old lady for not wearing mask. It's not too difficult to see that there is a political agenda behind this. You can be against the government but the police force are the ones protecting the citizens of this country. Granted, you got scratched while putting up a struggle after getting arrested for failing a breathalyzer test. No sheetz I get scratched even worse after "playing" with cats lol. 😵