Six Singaporean men aged between 20 and 58 were charged in the State Courts with abusing various public servants. — TODAY pic
SINGAPORE, May 17 — Police officers and other public servants were just doing their jobs, but they were allegedly spat on, shoved, sworn at, and headbutted, in a string of unrelated incidents across the island that wound up in court yesterday.
In all, six Singaporean men aged between 20 and 58 were charged in the State Courts with abusing the various public servants, which also included a National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officer, and a National Parks Board (NParks) officer.
They are:
The police said on Wednesday that it has “zero tolerance towards such acts of violence against public servants who are carrying out their duties and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law”.
Using abusive language against a public servant carries a maximum punishment of 12 months’ jail and a S$5,000 (RM15,155) fine.
Anyone convicted of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from their duty can be jailed up to seven years, fined, caned, or receive any combination of the three as penalty.
Anyone convicted of using criminal force against a public servant in the discharge of their duty can be jailed up to four years and fined.
All six men were released on bail, and will be back in court on a later date. — TODAY
