Lim Kwon Yin, a Deputy Superintendent of Changi Prison Complex, was fined $10,000 for negligence that led to the death of an inmate.
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He pleaded guilty to one charge of causing the death of Dinesh Raman Chinnaiah by negligence not amounting to homicide.
Lim had failed to adequately supervise the restraint of Dinesh Rahman by prison officers on Sept 2010.
Dinesh was restrained after assaulting a prison officer. He was taken to a solitary cell and placed in a prone position, belly down and with his head turn sideways.
Lim then called for medical help when he found Dinesh unresponsive in the cell. He was pronounced dead at Changi General Hospital.
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It is currently unknown if the seven other officers involved will face criminal charges.