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AUSSIE MAN WHO WAS THREATENING POLICE AT THE AIRPORT FACES 11 CHARGES

As the man seen scuffling with policemen at Changi Airport last month, an event which was taken down in two videos that went viral online.

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Australian Jason Peter Darragh, 44, had likely broken the law on many cases during several drunken binges here, with a total of 11 charges raised against him.

He was charged with three counts of using uncouth language on police officers and two counts of using illicit force on them.

He was accused of two counts of causing infuriation to others while drunk in a public place.

In addition, Darragh was also charged with one count each of mugging a police officer, using rude words on a man, committing trouble and being found drunk and incompetent of taking care of himself in a public place.

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He supposedly started his crime spree at the departure hall of Changi Airport Terminal 2 between 12.15am and 12.30am on April 20.

He supposedly threw a man’s mobile phone on the floor and used rude language on him.

When two policemen – Inspector Elzac Lim Chee Keong and Senior Staff Sergeant Koh See Yong – came forward, Darragh is said to have pushed the officers and scolded them using vulgar language.

Darragh is also accused of beating Senior Staff Sgt Koh in the face.

According to court documents, at about 4.50am the next day, he apparently became drunk and caused annoyance in front of McGettigan’s CQ bar in Clarke Quay.

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Darragh was also allegedly found drunk and incompetent of taking care of himself in a restroom at Orchard Towers at around 12.20am on April 26.

He later ended up at Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he is said to have flung vulgarities at a third policeman, Sgt Ali Kamaruzaman.

Then, on May 1 at around 5am, Darragh supposedly became drunk and caused infuriation to a woman at a cab stand at Tan Tye Place, near Clarke Quay.

The Australian was presented bail of $20,000 and will be back in court on Friday.

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