SINGAPORE: A 61-year-old Singaporean was charged in court on Saturday (Sep 27) with one count of deliberately intending to wound racial feelings.
Bill Tan Keng Hwee is accused of mailing an envelope addressed to Al-Istiqamah Mosque at 2 Serangoon North Ave 2 sometime before Wednesday.
The envelope allegedly contained a piece of pork with an offensive note and it was placed in the sight of a Malay man.
Tan was remanded for investigations, with permission to be taken out for probes.
If convicted of deliberately wounding racial feelings, he could be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
He will return to court on Oct 3.
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Bill Tan Keng Hwee is accused of mailing an envelope addressed to Al-Istiqamah Mosque at 2 Serangoon North Ave 2 sometime before Wednesday.
The envelope allegedly contained a piece of pork with an offensive note and it was placed in the sight of a Malay man.
Tan was remanded for investigations, with permission to be taken out for probes.
If convicted of deliberately wounding racial feelings, he could be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
He will return to court on Oct 3.
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