He retaliated after being told by plain-clothed officers to lower down his voice and leave the vicinity of Delfi Orchard. Marc Escriva Casanova Demosthene, who is currently doing an intern while doing his Masters programme, was sentenced to three months jail and fined $2,000 for assault of civil servants.
The event unfolded on 23rd October 2016 when Demosthene was found drunk at 5:15am. The police approached him, telling him to leave but he went on and continued his drunken tirade. The police were left with no choice but to take him to the police station. He started to make remarks about Singaporeans and started being verbally abusive towards the officers. He also shoved a female officer, accidentally touching the officer’s collarbone. He was then warned to not use force, which did not stop even after being held by two police officers.
After some time of resisting, Demosthene punched a male police officer on his chin. He was then arrested after this incident. A female officer was also insulted after she asked him about his immigration status. On the way to Tanglin HQ, he did not stop abusing a male officer, insulting his family, driving skills and also the way the officer spoke.
Inside a room in Tanglin HQ, an officer then loosened his handcuffs on Demosthene. Demosthene then headbutted the officer, resulting in a minor head injury.
Demosthene pleaded two counts of causing hurt to officers and another for insulting the officers. There other charges were taken into consideration.