Prison Sexual Assault Case
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SINGAPORE: He withstood eight days of beatings in his prison cell before he finally caved in.
And it started because his three cellmates, whom he became acquainted with during a spell in Reformative Training Centre in 2005, took offence to his "bragging".
On April 27 last year, the victim said he once saw "monster trucks at a fair at the Police Academy".
For that, he received a kick to the head, the first in a series of assaults that eventually landed him in hospital for nearly two months.
At the end of the ordeal, the 22-year-old, who was then serving an 18-month stretch in Changi Prison for theft, was left with fractured ribs and also suffered lung infection and lacerations to his internal organs.
The details of what happened to the victim behind prison walls emerged yesterday on the first day of a trial to determine if his assailants, aged 20 to 21, also subsequently sexually abused him.
Iryan Abdul Karim, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff are admitting to physical assault charges, but dispute the claims that they forced themselves sexually on their former cellmate, who cannot be named following a court order.
He was a willing party, the accused persons are counter-claiming.
According to the victim's testimony on Monday, the sexual abuse - he allegedly had to perform oral sex on several occasions and was also sodomised - was "punishment" for his bragging.
"If I didn't do it, they said they would punch me," he told the court.
The beatings began about two months into his prison term, two weeks after Iryan began sharing the prison cell he and Zameen were in. Hamdan was transferred from another cell a day later.
"I remember I went out to the yard with a swollen eye, but the guards did not notice my swollen eye ... Maybe that's because I'm dark-skinned," the slight and bespectacled man told the Supreme Court.
"I had approached a guard to tell him I wanted to change cells after the incident but he told me 'no'."
The prison guard did not want to be a "coordinator" who helped place gang members together, said the victim, who kept mum about the beatings, even from the prison pastor, as he feared his cell mates and because Zameen "has my address and my sister's".
The victim also claimed his cellmates stole his food and limited his water intake.
But during cross examination, Iryan, who represented himself, told the court the victim himself was a "secret society member" who was prone to taking on bigger men in a fight.
So why didn't he fight his way out of the jam instead of offering sexual favours to his cellmates, asked Iryan.
The victim, who did not dispute his associations with gangs, said: "I did what I did out of fear and also because I was overpowered."
"So you willingly offered us (sex) in order to stop the beatings?" asked Iryan.
"No," replied the victim. "I was not someone who is easily bullied because I went through too much".
Still, he gave in to his cell mates' beatings because he had "no choice". "If I didn't do what you wanted, you guys would retaliate," he said.
The trial continues on Tuesday.- TODAY
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A story of 3 idiots.
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3 prison accused say sexual abuse charges are baseless
On day two of the prison sex assault trial, the three accused prisoners admitted to physically assaulting their former cellmate.
But they say the sexual abuse charges against them - such as sodomising the victim and having him perform oral sex on them - are baseless because he made the offers.
And though they accepted - and stopped beating him each time as the victim had hoped - they say his consent absolves them of any sexual offence.
This was the line of defence that came sharply into focus as two of the three accused persons, who are representing themselves in court, cross-examined the victim.
Iryan Abdul Karim, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff left the former inmate with multiple rib fractures, a lung infection and injuries to his liver and kidney over an eight-day period last year.
The 22-year-old, whose identity is protected by a court order, testified on Monday that he agreed to perform the sexual acts they suggested because he was afraid of further beatings.
But both Iryan and Hamdan tried to portray the victim as a serial liar.
Iryan, for instance, said that their former cellmate offered oral sex because he could not take it after a round of "Sonic Blastment", where the victim acts like a punching bag that awards points to each attacker.
And Hamdan told the court that his former cellmate was concocting lies as a way of "getting revenge".
But the victim refuted all these claims.
The trial continues tomorrow.
--938Live
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That's what i always tell people:
Bullshit might get you to the top, but ut won't keep you there...
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see wat happens when u too tua kang..
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They make your kang more tua...
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Originally posted by caleb_chiang:
They make your kang more tua...
Like that not tight... -
the victim said he once saw "monster trucks at a fair at the Police Academy".
For that, he received a kick to the head,.....
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We were beaten up before we took statements, say inmates
SINGAPORE: Another surprise was sprung in the prison sexual abuse case currently being heard in the High Court.
At the end of Friday's hearing, two of the three attackers – Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, and Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman, 20 – told Justice Tay Yong Kwang that they had been beaten by prison guards two days before their statements were taken.
It is not known when the alleged beatings took place.
So were the beatings related to their respective statements, asked the judge?
Iryan and Hamdan did not reply.
The prison guards – who took the stand on Friday to provide their accounts of the alleged sexual assault which took place last year – were, however, not given the opportunity to respond to the allegations.
This is because the six officers had already stepped down from the witness stand after giving evidence.
Earlier, prison guard Mr Mohamad Muhayaddin Sapari said he did not spot anything usual about the victim during the period in question.
However, the victim, described as "talkative", had told the guard that he had been fighting with his cell mates, but did not make any mention of being forced to perform sexual acts.
Another prison officer, Mr Jamalluddin Abdul Aziz, said he had inspected the cell on May 5 and saw no "visible injuries" on the 22-year-old victim. He also had no "problems standing".
Iryan and Hamdan, along with Mohammed Zameen Abdul Latiff, 22, have been charged with sexually abusing the victim over an eight-day period last year, resulting in multiple rib fractures, a lung infection and injuries to his liver and kidneys.
On Thursday, prosecution witness Lutfi Subagio created a stir when he claimed that the victim himself had demanded oral sex from him on two occasions. The trial continues on Monday.
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so that mean if i beat a gal till she let mi f*** then it's not consider as rape lah?? oic..
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Punched when he did wrong
THE first of three prisoners accused of assaulting a former cellmate took the stand on Tuesday to give his side of the story, saying it was the alleged victim's penchant for boasting that sparked the daily beatings.
Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, told the High Court that the 22-year-old accuser was initially punched as part of an agreement to complete five punishments.
Later, the accuser was beaten as punishment for his clumsiness - he stumbled around the cell from his injuries, knocking over their things. He was also told to eat a cellmate's faeces for soiling himself and creating a mess in the cell. 'Only when he did something wrong, then we punched and kicked him. We didn't assault him for no reason,' said Iryan.
Iryan was the first accused inmate to testify in his defence after the prosecution closed its case against the trio on Tuesday. Testifying in shackles, he recounted how he became angry with the accuser for bragging about various things, such as stabbing someone during a fight.
On April 27 last year, to 'settle' the dispute, the accuser agreed to choose and complete five of 10 tasks dealt to him. Contrary to the accuser's testimony, Iryan said the tasks did not contain sex acts.
One of them entailed being a human punching bag. When he could not take the punches, however, he offered oral sex if they would cease. Iryan said he was 'shocked', but he and Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff took up the offer. Iryan said they did not threaten the accuser to keep quiet; he was the one who told them not to tell others.
The next day, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman moved into the cell and beat the accuser for lying about the stories they swopped in prison. Again, the accuser offered oral sex to stop the beatings.
On May 1, out of boredom, they held the alleged victim as he sat down and pulled his legs apart, injuring him. And the following night, he was beaten for being clumsy. 'We didn't punch him that much because we wanted him to heal,' said Iryan. Later, however, Iryan became angry because the accuser soiled himself, and the three of them had to clean up the mess. The next morning, Iryan told Hamdan not to flush the toilet and told the accuser to eat the faeces - he did. Five days later, after being punched and kicked constantly, he was taken to a hospital.
After his account, Iryan was cross-examined on specific issues by Hamdan and Zameen. Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Sellakumaran pointed out that the alleged victim soiled himself and had to drag himself to the toilet because of what the trio did to him. 'I did not know it would turn out so bad,' Iryan said softly.
Iryan admitted it was cruel and disgusting to make someone eat faeces, but said the accuser did it willingly because he knew what he had done the night before. He also denied beating the alleged victim to get him to offer oral sex. The accuser was beaten because it was his task, he said.
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stupid sia...
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Originally posted by thehappybunny:
the victim said he once saw "monster trucks at a fair at the Police Academy".
For that, he received a kick to the head,.....
but it's true..i was there..
watching the monster trucks of course
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Inmates found guilty
SINGAPORE: Their guilt established, they apologised to the court for the severe assaults on their former cell mate.
But not once did Iryan Abdul Karim, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman or Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff say sorry to the victim — throughout the 12—day trial and on Thursday, when the 22—year—old was with his family to hear the court’s verdict.
In the end, the prisoners’ claim that the victim had consented to oral sex to end the beatings was not recognised under the law, as it was "forced consent", said Justice Tay Yong Kwang, who will sentence the trio on Monday.
The judge acquitted Iryan, however, of one charge of oral sex. Justice Tay gave the accused — who maintained that the victim performed oral sex on him only twice — the "benefit of the doubt", as the victim may have been confused.
The court had heard harrowing details of how the inmates attacked the victim, causing multiple fractures in his breastbone, ribs and spine, and also how they made him eat faeces and perform oral sex on them.
But evidence also painted the victim as a sexual aggressor toward other inmates. This, Deputy Public Prosecutor David Khoo told the court, should not affect the credibility of the victim.
The latter was subjected to abuse almost on a daily basis between April 28 and May 3 last year and was sodomised by Zameen, his friend and "de facto mastermind" of the sadistic beatings, said DPP Khoo.
Zameen, 21, maintained yesterday they "did not force" themselves on the victim and were not as "sadistic" as the prosecution suggested.
But Iryan, 21, said he did not mean to hurt the former inmate "that badly", while Hamdan, 20, said he regretted the beatings, which the prosecution described as "one of the worst cases of physical abuse in recent years", motivated by "petty and senseless reasons".
DPP S Sellakumaran said the main purpose "was to bully the victim and break his will".
He added: "Iryan was warped enough to state during his cross examination that the victim was ’stupid’ and ’clumsy’ because he had dragged himself in his soiled shorts and had knocked about the accused persons’ things when moving around the cell.
"That he would say this after causing the victim to be in the condition that he was is proof positive they were simply finding fault in everything and anything he did."
DPP Sellakumaran pressed for the maximum sentence — 24 strokes of the cane, not less than 20 years imprisonment for Iryan and Hamdan and more for Zameen — because of the trio’s "propensity for violence".
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Stiff jail terms, caning
TWO prison inmates who beat up a former cellmate and made him perform oral sex on them were on Monday jailed for 16 years and ordered to be caned 16 strokes of the cane.
A third, found guilty of similar charges plus an additional charge of sodomy, was jailed 19 years and ordered to be caned 22 strokes.
The trio - Iryan Abdul Karim, 21; Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman, 20; Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff, 22 - were convicted last week of assaulting their former cellmate in their Changi Prison cell between April 27 and May 4 last year.
The 22-year-old victim suffered multiple rib fractures and was hospitalised for two months.
'The atrocities committed by them in cell 5-55 speak for themselves,' said Justice Tay Yong Kwang in handing down sentence on Monday, describing their assaults as 'both crude and cruel'.
'Their actions were inhumane and repulsive. It is shocking that they allowed themselves to be carried away by their numerical and physical superiority to the extent of bullying a fellow inmate using such sadistic and degrading acts.'
Although prosecutors had pressed for at least 20 years and 24 strokes of the cane, Justice Tay said he had not gone so far, as he believed the sentences were sufficient enough to punish the trio and make an 'indelible mark on their consciousness on the need never to stray into violence or any other crime again'.
Justice Tay also spent time commenting on how the trio, who defended themselves during the trial, were highly intelligent young men whose lives could have been a lot different.
The judge said that he observed over the past few weeks that they were able to grasp legal concepts and court procedures once these were explained to them.
He left them with the closing words: 'Please put these talents of yours to good use, discipline your minds and study something that interests you. I know you all can study because I have seen the way you memorise the contents of the documents... you can overcome.'
The victim, who was in court, told reporters that justice had been served. 'I can forgive them but I can never forget the incident.'--ST -
Nevermind... they can have more fun in cell if they get sentenced longer...
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Imagine they will be like 40 years old already by the time they get released out of prison..
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imagine how big their arse hole will be by the time they leave their cell in future...
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wow 22 strokes for the second time
GG
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Judge slams trio
THREE prisoners who tortured their cellmate for eight days by beating him and making him submit to sexual acts and eat faeces were on Monday each jailed between 16 and 19 years and ordered to be caned.
The 'crude and cruel' atrocities they committed in the Changi Prison cell speak for themselves, High Court Judge Tay Yong Kwang said when he sentenced the trio on Monday. 'Their actions were inhumane and repulsive,' he said.
Between April 27 and May 4 last year, Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman, 20, and Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff, 22, repeatedly punched, kicked and stepped on their cellmate.
To stop the beatings, the 22-year-old victim offered to perform oral sex on them, and did so a few times. Zameen sodomised him once. The trio also made him eat human faeces.
The victim, who cannot be named, suffered multiple rib fractures and was hospitalised for two months. His attackers conducted their own defence and admitted assaulting him, but insisted that the oral sex was consensual.
On Monday, Justice Tay noted that the three had claimed trial to fight the charges not because they wanted to make the victim recount his traumatic ordeal, but because they wanted to dispute points of his allegations. The questions they posed the victim were fair and relevant to what they perceived to be their defence, he said.
The judge noted that they admitted beating up the victim, although they said they were angry with his incessant lies and bragging. They also admitted making the victim eat faeces, but disputed his account of when it took place and the events that led to it.
As for the oral sex charges, Justice Tay noted that the dispute over this arose from the three men being young and untrained in law; they held a 'simplistic but mistaken' understanding of the legal concept of consent.
The only real dispute was over one of the three oral sex charges faced by Iryan - of which he has been acquitted - and the sodomy charge against Zameen - of which he was convicted.
Noting their 'sad criminal records', Justice Tay said the three were intelligent young men whose lives could have turned out a lot differently. He said they should use their time in jail to do some serious soul-searching and to learn to curb their impulses before something worse happens.
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Some ppl just dun learn.... not they they can't but they just choose to learn the hard way.