A 22-year-old man who was arrested earlier this week after allegedly attempting to flee from the police and having a samurai sword in his car, was charged in a district court on May 17.
Muhammad Farhan Mohammad Noor was handed eight charges for offences including being in possession of a weapon in public, giving false information to a Traffic Police officer and driving in a dangerous manner.
According to court documents, Farhan, a Singaporean, is also said to be involved in other traffic-related offences in January. Farhan is also said to have driven in a dangerous manner that morning before the police caught him following a pursuit.In an earlier statement, the police said the officer signalled for a car to stop for a routine check at about 11.25am on May 15.
In a video of the incident uploaded on Facebook, a man can be seen running from an officer, who pursues him on a motorcycle.
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