Police investigate 62-year-old man over alleged damage of PSP election posters in Jurong West

SINGAPORE — In what is the fourth incident of a person damaging election posters this General Election period, the police said that they are investigating a 62-year-old Singaporean man for the alleged offence.

In a news release on Wednesday (July 8), they said that they received a report on the same day at about 12.30pm that a Progress Singapore Party (PSP) election poster had been damaged in the vicinity of Jurong West Street 92.

Officers from the Jurong Police Division then launched an investigation and established the identity of the man who is believed to have committed the act.

“The man is currently assisting with investigations,” the police said.

“It is an offence under the Parliamentary Elections Act for any person to alter, remove, destroy, obliterate or deface any election posters or banners.”

Those found guilty can be fined up to S$1,000 or be jailed for up to 12 months.

“The police take a very stern view of persons who vandalise or cause damage to property and will not hesitate to take action against them.”

Last week, a 13-year-old boy and a 51-year-old man came under police investigations over separate incidents after they were suspected to have damaged People’s Action Party (PAP) election posters in Hougang and PSP posters in Bukit Batok respectively.  

And on July 5, a 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly damaging PAP election posters in Woodlands.