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Man to be charged with making racist remarks, insensitive comments about religion

Man to be charged with making racist remarks, insensitive comments about religion

SINGAPORE — A 61-year-old man will be charged on Tuesday (May 17) for multiple incidents where he allegedly made racist remarks and insensitive comments about religion.

The man will also be charged with the possession of obscene films on his mobile phone, the police said in a news release on Monday night.

He is accused of allegedly making racist remarks to a 26-year-old man in the vicinity of Angullia Park on June 5 last year.

The police said the man will also be charged with allegedly making insensitive remarks about religion during a lecture at Ngee Ann Polytechnic on July 28, 2017.

He will also face a charge for allegedly providing insensitive answers about religion in response to questions on an online forum between Aug 10, 2020 and Sept 13, 2020.

If convicted of using words with the deliberate intention of wounding the racial feelings of a person, he could be sentenced to up to three years' jail, fined, or both. 

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