A 37-year-old Singaporean driver, Wong Jeo Wah, has been charged under the Infrastructure Protection Act for allegedly posting unauthorized photos and videos of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer online.
The incident occurred at Woodlands Checkpoint, where Wong was reported to have taken the images during a routine immigration clearance on August 12.
According to CNA, Wong captured the photos and videos without permission while at a departure lane counter, violating regulations that protect checkpoint premises. It is specified under the law that no photography or videography is permitted in these areas without consent from authorities.
The incident escalated when a day later, Wong shared the content, including the officer’s name, on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore.
The post, which is now unavailable, contained negative remarks regarding the officer’s conduct, claiming that he was rude during their exchange.
The now removed video was captioned :
12/8/24 , Monday, 12.30pm
Woodland checkpoint counter 7.
Officer Name : Sergeant R***
Driver(husband) talking to his wife about some incident, suddenly the officer asked if the driver am I commenting about him ? Wtf ? And ask the driver to wind down the window while the window was already wind down 😅..
Driver seh or officer seh ?😅
Then the officer asked driver to go their office, which was a total wastage of time for 30 minutes, just for not answering back the way he expected and but explaining it’s was not him we are talking about. Nnb .
The ICA’s investigation revealed that Wong had made “uncalled for remarks” at the officer, who had instructed him to remove a sunshade from the right passenger window as part of the immigration clearance process.
Following the incident, Wong was referred to the duty office where he received a stern warning after admitting to taking the unauthorized photos and videos. He reportedly agreed to delete the content; however, despite his compliance, the material was subsequently uploaded online, prompting the ICA to escalate the matter to the police.
During the court proceedings on Saturday, the prosecution indicated that Wong might face an additional charge under the Protection from Harassment Act.
Furthermore, it was highlighted that Wong’s wife could not serve as his bailor, as she is a witness for the prosecution. Wong was granted bail of S$10,000 but stated that he would seek an alternative bailor through his wife. He is scheduled to return to court next week, where he faces potential penalties that could include imprisonment for up to two years, a fine of up to S$20,000, or both if convicted.
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