Jail for man who posed as prison officer to seek help from Singapore President Tharman via e-mail


Prakash Paramasivam had felt that he was wrongly convicted of his earlier crimes. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: In a bid to obtain help for his previous convictions, a man posed as a prison officer to e-mail President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the Secretariat of the Singapore Parliament.

Prakash Paramasivam had felt that he was wrongly convicted of his earlier crimes, the prosecution said.

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