On 4 August 2023, the Police received a report that two videos had been uploaded to social media, showing footage taken at a police station along New Bridge Road.
Following the police report, the Police have arrested a 41-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman separately for their alleged involvement in taking videos at a police station.
The man was charged on 5 August 2023 for making a video recording of a protected area without the permission of the authority of that protected area, an offence under Section 29(4) Infrastructure Protection Act 2017. The offence is alleged to have taken place on 1 August 2023.
The woman will be charged on 8 August 2023 for two charges of making a video recording of a protected area without the permission of the authority of that protected area with common intention, an offence under Section 29(4) Infrastructure Protection Act 2017 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871. The offences are alleged to have taken place on 13 July 2023 and 1 August 2023.
As a police station is declared a protected area under the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017, it is an offence to take photograph, make any film or video recording of a police station without the permission of the authority of that protected area.
If convicted, the offender is liable under Section 29(4) of the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017 to a fine not exceeding $20,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
The Police would like to remind members of the public to refrain from taking photographs or filming at any protected areas and protected places without permission of the authority.
Screenshots of the videos retrieved from social media ▼
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
07 August 2023 @ 10:30 PM