Holland Village bank robbery

[globalcookie]

Banks have lots of camera. Immigration also camera took photo of visitors. Like these up and identify. That's 1 possibility.

[streetsmart73]

just wait till the fat lady sings; where some kind of inquiry probes into his escape

[stargazer]

Singapore police will pursue the return of Standard Chartered robbery suspect David James Roach if Thailand decides to deport him to a third country.

Roach is alleged to have robbed a Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Village on 7 July, making off with $30,000. The 26-year-old Canadian was arrested by Thai police on 10 July, and is currently being held in an immigration detention centre in Bangkok.

In a statement on Tuesday (19 July), the Singapore police said the arrest was the result of strong cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of both countries.

While authorities here have requested Roach’s extradition to Singapore, Thai authorities have said that Canadian officials are also trying to bring him back to his home country.

Meanwhile, Roach’s family and friends in his hometown have expressed shock and disbelief at his arrest.

[Royston]

Seriously always "family look shock & disbelieve when the criminals are arrested" what do they(the shocked relatives & friends) expect commit a crime & get away with it?

[LauLanChu]

Shock as only 30K from such a rich country.

[Royston]

Originally Posted by LauLanChu

Shock as only 30K from such a rich country.

Haha shock frm making a withdrawal not robbery.

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by Royston

Seriously always "family look shock & disbelieve when the criminals are arrested"...

"He's a good man"

[stargazer]

The Singapore government has acceded to the United Kingdom’s request not to cane suspected Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) robber David Roach if he were found guilty of robbery, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Tuesday (20 February).

“As part of the extradition proceedings, the UK Government has requested an assurance that if Roach were to be found guilty by a Singapore Court of robbery, the sentence of corporal punishment will not be carried out,” said the MHA statement.

“The Singapore Government has agreed to the UK authorities’ request…The provision of the assurance is being done to try and ensure that Roach does not escape justice, and does not affect the general position taken by Singapore on corporal punishment. The UK Courts will decide whether to extradite Roach,” said MHA.

It noted that UK extradition laws prohibit the UK from extraditing Roach to Singapore in the absence of such an assurance.

Roach, a Canadian, was detained by British authorities in January at Singapore’s request, after he was deported from Bangkok.

His extradition is being sought on one count of robbery and one count of money laundering. Robbery carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and at least six strokes of the cane, while anyone found guilty of money laundering may be fined up to $500,000 and/or jailed for up to 10 years.

On 7 July 2016, Roach went to the StanChart branch in Holland Village, where he allegedly robbed $30,000 after handing over a note to a bank teller. No weapon was used during the robbery.

The Canadian subsequently fled to Bangkok, where he was detained on 10 July. He reportedly denied any involvement in the robbery.

Thailand last year rejected Singapore’s request to extradite Roach. There is no extradition treaty between the two countries.

Roach is reportedly contesting extradition from the UK.
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Hmm...no caning?

[lenghan]

How on earth could we agree with their terms!!!!
What weaklings are we???
No eye see

[CZQ]

no weapon normally no caning.