Three men aged between 20 and 36-years-old are assisting the police investigations into cases of the defaced election posters, the police said today (Sept 6) in response to media queries.
It is an offence for any person to alter, remove, destroy, obliterate or deface any election posters or banners under the Parliamentary Elections Act. The punishment for such an offence is a fine not exceeding S$1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
Last Wednesday, a Sengkang East resident alerted TODAY that at least six posters put up along Sengkang East Way by the People’s Action Party (PAP) were found torn. It appeared to be the first instance of mischief in this year’s General Election.
Photos: Reader pictures from Mr Xu Rong Fu
According to Mr Xu Rong Fu, 41, a policeman was seen at the scene that morning and the damaged posters were replaced by around noon.
In response to TODAY’s queries, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck, who is part of the PAP team contesting in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representative Constituency (GRC), confirmed earlier that the damaged posters — which were within his Punggol Central ward — had been replaced.
Source: www.todayonline.com
