Korkmaz Hasan was in a holding room for inadmissible passengers when he allegedly committed the offence.
New: You can now listen to articles.Korkmaz Hasan, an Australian, faces one charge of committing mischief by fire in the room at Changi Airport Terminal 2 at about 2.20am on Thursday.He has been remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for medical examination, and will return to court on Dec 27.
The police previously said that Korkmaz was allegedly verbally abusive towards auxiliary police officers after he was denied a cigarette. Before the police arrived, he allegedly removed the curtain blinds from the holding room and set them on fire with his lighter.The fire was subsequently extinguished by officers from the Airport Police Division.Investigations against Korkmaz for other criminal offences are ongoing, according to police.
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