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在军营里偷窃、到营外消费赃款,该被军法还是刑事法制裁,又或者两者都能定罪? 一名国民服役营员,日前分享自己在军营里遭宵小的经历,同时也对小偷最后只被军事法庭判处监禁15周,却不会在警方档案留下犯罪记录,感到十分疑惑。最令他懊恼的是,小偷在军事扣留营期满后,还会和他同营服役。 这名不愿具名的营员,且以伟俊代称,向“网络公民”阐述事件缘由。去年6月,伟俊从外头回到他服役的军营,发现放在储物柜里的银行卡不见了, 原本他不以为然,以为是忘在家里了。 然而,他在晚上8.57分,却收到银行短信,指其户口在电动车专卖店消费了2千余元,伟俊才警觉自己的银行卡被盗用了。他随即透过网络登入自己的户口,发现有3千元被转入他人银行户口,以及被盗用35元付德士费。 在他人劝告下,伟俊决定报警,不过警方基于案件在军营内发生,于是将此案转交军警处处理。经调查,伟进才得知是自己的一位营友,乘自己忘了锁上柜子,偷走了银行卡。 “相信他猜中了我的银行卡密码是我的生日,才能盗款得逞。国威向警方坦承。包括我的现金,共盗走5千多元。” 未指示小偷归还赃款 伟俊曾询问军警调查官可否拿回他被盗的款项,被告知需静候军事法庭裁决。然而,军事法庭并没指示小偷归还伟俊的钱,而且,用赃款买的电动车,也已归还给有关店主。 宵小只被罚拘留在扣留营15周,也不会在警方档案留下案底。 伟俊询问其律师意见,律师认为,该宵小已触犯刑事盗窃罪第379项224章,也有足够证据带上法庭,对新加坡警方为何没有采取行动,律师也感到不解。 伟俊认为,有关宵小盗窃罪证确凿,即触犯刑事罪,除了军法,理应也受刑事法的制裁,被带到刑事法庭问罪,判定相应的刑罚。 更甚的是,上级安排宵小在拘留刑满后,重新归队,和伟俊同营操练,身为受害者还要和加害人一起共处,伟俊面对的压力可想而知。 为此,伟俊的父亲也在4月份,特别致函给东陵警署主管、内政部第二部长杨莉明和碧山-大巴窑集选区国会议员,呼吁关注此事。 至于国防部秘书处也在6月致伟俊的回函,对伟俊面对的不便致歉,也表示警方已与检控官商讨,重新审视此案。 至于小偷用部分赃款买的电动车,法庭则勒令归还给店主。店主表示可尝试转卖电动车,赎回伟俊的钱,不惜近期因该电动车无法符合陆路交通管理局新的重量条件,致今仍找不到买家。 伟俊表示,本身并不是想再挑起此事,只是希望自己的经验,能唤起国防部、警方和参与国民服役者的注意,了解其中存在的法律漏洞,即在军中服役期间若犯罪,是否只能以军法制裁,仰或嫌犯也应该在刑事法庭面对审判? 而且,在外头犯刑事罪的国民服役军人,警方是否也应列入犯罪记录?同时,受害者已经损失钱财,但是在索回过程也同样累人,对他来说也是一种精神上的折磨。