Two Men Fined $3,000 For Verbally Using Vulgarity Word On Public Servant
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As we all know sometimes when you suddenly talk without thinking too much can get you into serious troubles especially when you are in your bad temper moments.
Two Singaporean men were fined each $3,000 by the State Court on June 10 for verbally abusing public servant during these circuit breaker time. The first case was involving a 66-year-old Lee Ah Loo who pleaded guilty to a single charge under Protection from Harassment Act (POHA).
The court reported saying that Lee hurled Hokkien vulgarities towards an ambassador at Beo Crescent Market in Tiong Bahru on May 2. As the ambassador requested Lee to wear his face mask properly while Lee challenged the ambassador by throwing his National Registration Identity Card onto the table and challenged the ambassador to provide his particulars before insulting the ambassador’s mother using Hokkien language.
On Second Case, Eddie Neo Zhong Jie, a 36-year-old drink stall owner at a coffee shop along Jurong East Street 24 were charged with an illegal selling face mask. As the officer arrives at his shop on April 13, there was a trolley found next to the coffee shop with 43 boxes containing a surgical mask. The officer then identified themself to Neo and asked were Neo selling the mask, as Neo denied the facts. As the officer started to question Neo on his particulars, Neo chooses not to cooperate and even uttered a vulgarity word at them.
Police advise the public that the punishment for anyone found guilty of using abusive language against a public servant is a jail term of up to 12 months, a fine of up to S$5,000 or both.