Overview
- The 26-year-old, identified in court as Kokulananthan Mohan, was charged under Regulation 8(2)(a) of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Regulations.
- Investigators allege he placed a self-fabricated object resembling an improvised explosive device on Dec 21, prompting an evacuation and a multi-agency response.
- SAF’s CBRE group and SCDF assessed the item at about 10.40am as three cardboard cylinders with wires and no explosive elements, and it was removed.
- The court ordered him remanded at the Changi Prison Complex Medical Centre for psychiatric evaluation as investigations continue.
- Police say he is believed to have acted alone; no injuries were reported and masses resumed at the church on Monday.