SINGAPORE, Jan 5 — A Malaysian woman under detention by Singapore authorities for allegedly crashing her car through a security barrier at the republic’s foreign affairs ministry is deemed to be mentally unfit to appear in court.
Nurul Ruhana Ishak, 27, currently remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Malaysian Deputy High Commissioner Kamsiah Kamaruddin said: “As she is deemed mentally unfit, the case has been postponed to Feb 26.
“The postponement of the case was sought by prosecutors based on recommendations by doctors at IMH,” she told Bernama here today.
She said Nurul Ruhana would continue to receive treatment at IMH until her court appearance.
On Jan 17, the woman, from Kampung Baharu, Bukit Jenun in Pendang, Kedah, was alleged to have crashed through a security barrier at the Singapore Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex in Woodlands here.
Over the next three days, she disappeared without a trace in the republic, despite a nationwide police alert to track her down until the authorities caught up with her at the ministry’s compound. — Bernama
