AETOS Security Officers Jailed for Taking Video & Images With Loaded Gun at Woodlands Checkpoint

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Kacey Tan
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I am sure we have all seen our fair share of police officers or ICA officers doing random trends on TikTok or Instagram in an attempt to raise public awareness about various issues.

And of course the many comments simping for the “shuai ge” and “mei nu” officers that appear in these videos.

Well, perhaps in a bid to receive similar attention from such netizens, two AETOS security officers decided that it would be a good idea to take photos and videos of themselves posing with a gun and post it online.

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Their plans apparently did not work out, as they have been sentenced to prison for their unauthorised, foolish actions.

Here’s What Happened

Mohammad Noorarman Shah Anwar and Muhammad Amali Abdul Halim were colleagues working at Woodlands Checkpoint.

On 28 September 2024, they were assigned to screen cars and motorcycles.

It was heard in court that the former carried a service revolver as part of his duties.

At roughly 4.30pm that day, their “photoshoot” began.

Noorarman requested Amali to photograph him wearing a ski mask, as he thought that that would be “cool”. They proceeded to take photographs with various poses in a checkpoint booth.

Apparently, Noorarman was not satisfied with being just a model–he wanted to be an actor as well.

He directed Amali to take a video of both of them, with Amali pretending to be a traveller, approaching the booth from outside. Noorarman, on the other hand, posed with his fully-loaded revolver pointed at Amali through the glass of the booth.

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Afterwards, Noorarman posted the photos and videos on his Instagram Stories. Amali told him not to do so, but he did not heed this advice.

It was only after another friend urged Noorarman to take down the Instagram Stories, did he do so.

However, it was too late, as the AETOS officer in charge of both individuals made a police report two days after the incident. It is unknown how he found out what had happened.

On 5 February 2025, Noorarman pleaded guilty to one charge of taking a photo of a protected place and another charge of endangering his colleagues safety, by pointing the revolver at Amali for amusement.

The prosecution requested six to eight weeks of jail for him.

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Noorarman’s lawyer argued that he had “rehabilitative potential” and that his current priority was his family, thus the jail term was successfully shortened to four weeks.

Amali was found guilty with one charge of taking a photo of a protected place.

The prosecution requested two to four weeks of jail for him.

Out of consideration of his attempts at stopping Noorarman from posting the photos and videos, and his being a first-time offender who made a “silly mistake”, he was sentenced to one week in prison.

District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan said during the hearing that their actions breached all the rigorous training they received so as to ensure safety and security at the checkpoint, and crossed the threshold for imprisonment.

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So to all the wannabe influencers out there, let this be an important lesson–remember to put on your thinking caps before filming any content or uploading them on the internet.

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