A man from Australia received a 21-week prison sentence for igniting a curtain blind and yelling at immigration officials at Singapore’s Changi Airport.
Hasan Korkmaz, aged 34, admitted guilt to several charges related to harassment and assault of public officials during a hearing on Monday at the courthouse.
The Straits Times
reported.
According to the indictment, he arrived in Singapore on Dec 11, 2024.
The man became agitated and verbally abusive toward officers after being denied a cigarette.
He took off the curtain blinds and used a flame to ignite them.
set them on fire
, posing a threat of intensifying the fire,
Channel News Asia
reported.
The officers from the Airport Police Division succeeded in putting out the fire.
The man also sprayed a fire extinguisher at the officers before being subdued and arrested.
