Man, 36, accused of leaving pork at doorstep of Tampines HDB flat charged

A 36-year-old man who allegedly pasted a handwritten note with offensive remarks about Islam outside a HDB flat in Tampines on Sunday (March 15) and left a piece of meat believed to be pork at the doorstep was charged in court on Tuesday. 

Daniel Goh was handed one count of knowingly engaging in conduct that insults the religious belief of another person in Singapore. 

He is accused of placing the pork on the doorstep of a unit at Block 838 Tampines Street 82 at about 5.35am on Sunday. 

Goh is also accused of sticking the handwritten note on the unit's gate. 

He will return to court later this month.

In a statement on Tuesday, the police said they were alerted to the incident at about 3.40pm on Sunday. 

With the aid of closed-circuit television cameras, officers managed to track the man within four hours and arrested him. 

"Any person who makes remarks or acts in a manner which can cause ill-will and hostility between different races or religious groups in Singapore will be dealt with firmly," said the police. 

The offence of insulting the religious belief of another person under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment, a fine, or both. 

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