Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for posing as prison officer

• Prakash Paramasivam, 25, sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in Singapore.
• Pleaded guilty to pretending to be a prison officer in emails to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Parliament Secretariat.
• Sent emails to seek help for previous convictions, believing he was wrongly convicted.
• Also posed as a prison officer in an email to then National Development Minister Desmond Lee for family matters.
• Accused of making a fake medical certificate; police investigation revealed doctor had not issued it.