A 22-year-old woman named Siti Junaidah Azahar has pleaded guilty to giving false information to a public servant. She made a police report on September 6, 2021, claiming that she had been raped by three of her colleagues, named M, A, and H, while they were staying in a hotel in the Lavender Street area.
Siti and the three men worked together at RedMart, a grocery delivery service. Siti stated that she had been drinking alcohol with the three colleagues and another friend, Z, in the hotel room on September 4, 2021, at around 11 p.m. She claimed that she felt tipsy after drinking around four cups of whisky and dozed off on the bed. When she woke up, she realized that A was raping her despite her resistance. She also claimed that when she woke up again, H tried to pull down her shorts but failed to do so as she pushed him away. The police began investigations after Siti lodged her police report. They processed the hotel room and seized leftover alcohol, mixer drinks, and linen for investigations.
A was arrested and interviewed, while H was interviewed. On September 8, 2021, when the police interviewed Siti again, she admitted that she had consensual sex with A and H, and that she had lied in her police report and in her statement. Siti said that she lied because she wanted to leave the hotel room but did not have money with her. As she was unable to get home, she sent a text message to her cousin and lied that “three boys did something” to her. She said this so that her aunt would agree to book her a Grab ride home.
Her aunt subsequently also accompanied her to lodge the police report. Deputy Principal District Judge Kessler Soh called for a probation report and adjourned sentencing to November. Those who give false information to a public servant may be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both.
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