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A 19-year-old Malaysian has been charged for his alleged involvement in loan shark harassment cases in Singapore
According to Berita Harian Singapura, Muhammad Ziqri Hakimi Nazimudin and 25-year-old Indonesian Nurlatifah Azzahra were charged in court under Singapore's Money Laundering Act 2008 on Tuesday, 4 August.
The duo is accused of splashing white, black, yellow, and red paint on the gates and doors of several residential units, as well as leaving debtor notes at the affected homes.
They allegedly carried out the acts 10 times at several locations across Singapore between 2am and 10am on Sunday, 2 August.
Police arrested the pair within nine hours of receiving the first report after reviewing footage from police cameras.
On Wednesday, 5 August, Ziqri and Nurlatifah were taken back to the alleged crime scenes as part of investigations to verify their involvement
Ziqri was seen crying upon arriving at the location in an unmarked police car, while Nurlatifah, who arrived in a separate car, was accompanied by an interpreter.
The pair was shown a residential unit where white paint had been splashed on the gate. Nurlatifah appeared to have nodded while being questioned by investigators, reported Mothership.
It is understood that the duo had allegedly been instructed by an unlicensed moneylender known as "Raymond" to vandalise the properties.
The pair is scheduled to appear in court again on 11 August.
If convicted, they each face a fine of up to SGD50,000 (about RM160,000), a jail term of up to five years, and up to six strokes of the cane.
