SINGAPORE: The man arrested on Monday for wielding a sword at IWC was arrested by the Internal Security Service (ISD) in 2016 for sharing images online of militant groups such as Hamas’ Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam brigade, the agency said. survey. Tuesday (March 15).
The ISD identified the suspect as 37-year-old Singaporean Fadhil Yusop, adding that he allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the Buangkok incident.
Police received multiple calls on Monday afternoon after a man was seen swinging a sword and blocking oncoming traffic in the middle of Buangkok Crescent. The suspect allegedly swung a weapon at a man at a traffic intersection in front of the Plaza des Nations shopping mall before other members of the public stepped forward to stop him.
“Fadhil is believed to have acted alone and preliminary investigations to date have not indicated that the incident was an act of terror. He allegedly took some unknown pills before leaving the house with the sword,” the ISD said, adding that this was related to the The police cooperated in the investigation of the incident.
Fadhil was given a written warning for his social media posts after being investigated in 2016 for sharing images of the militant group online, the ISD said. “There is no indication that he was radicalized or intended to engage in armed violence,” it added.
In 2020, Fadhil was arrested by police after approaching the imam of Masjid Al-Mawaddah with a knife.
“The ISD’s joint investigation with police at the time did not indicate that Fadhil’s attack was terrorism-related,” the agency said.
“Fadhil was found to have taken a large number of tablets containing dextromethorphan, which led to his actions. He was sentenced to nine months and two weeks in prison, and was subsequently released in July 2020 (after his sentence was backdated).
“While Fadir was assessed as not being radicalised, he was referred for religious counselling after the second incident as a precaution.”
Man accused of hitting man and several cars with sword in IWC
He will be charged in court on Wednesday with voluntary use of a dangerous weapon or means to cause harm.
“ISD will continue to work with police to investigate the latest attack in Fadhil and will provide an update in due course,” the agency said.
