Cenotaph vandalism suspect nabbed by police

Clivebenss SG

Published on Apr 27, 2013 8:13 PM- Straits Times

Police on Saturday arrested a 32 year-old Singaporean in connection with the vandalism of the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Police on Saturday arrested a 32 year-old Singaporean in connection with the vandalism of the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park.

The suspect was nabbed by Central Police Division officers at about 11.30am, in a Handy Road building just three days after the incident was reported, said the police.

"Extensive investigations and round the clock enquiries were conducted," said the spokesman. "Among the exhibits seized are a long-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of denim jeans, a pair of shoes, a 'tote' bag, and a pair of headphones for investigation."

The case was first reported on April 24 at 7.17am, by a member of public who saw that the war monument was sprayed with graffiti.

Deacon Blue SG

For peopl who are into graffiti spray painting art, pease check out or visit skate park at Somerset to do the thing legally and right

http://legal-walls.net/walls/327

For people who hate the stuff white pants people do, please noe that 1st May 2013 hong lim park speaker conrner fangling kon yuan can piss all you like there

http://www.tremeritus.com/2013/03/12/white-paper-protest-2-to-be-held-on-labour-day-1-may-2013/

If want to spray art spray properly. Like Fricker i have full respect for him.

Infiltrator, grafiti artist, putting a shame to our SMRT security system.

All that without endagering any lives or disruption to our livelihood no alrming caused, some people even liked the train art earlyin the monring and wonder if its some new form of train advertisement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Fricker

Part of the Cenoptah marked victims of WW2, for us to remember thos ewho might have innocently died or sacrifice for FREEDOM from Agression in a page of the history of Singapore. It is symbolic and a higher cause than our governance or any political influence by nature an right. People whom might be angry with pants that are white in color need to vent it at the right location with the right gestures. The Cenotapth is hardly the right place to do it and should be respected upon by the ruling party, citizens, opposition parties and visitors to Singapore alike.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cenotaph,_Singapore

LASTLY, DRINK DONT DRIVE, DRINK DONT SPRAY PAINT. YOU MIGHT SPRAY THE PAINT AT THE WRONG PLACES.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

"Among the exhibits seized are a long-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of denim jeans, a pair of shoes, a 'tote' bag, and a pair of headphones for investigation."

Ehhhh, hokay... How does this show that the guy is the one who did it...?

Deacon Blue SG

Ehhhh, hokay... How does this show that the guy is the one who did it...?

now gahmen like to install lots of voyeur cams aroudn the island pubic places. the cameras in the park's vicinities might have recorded in unison this man wearing this chickenshit outfit appearing at the same time and centering around the cenoptah at the time of the incident. if cam show this guy wearing same chickenshit outfit, it can be used as evidence or matiela for investiagteion.

Clivebenss SG

POSTED: 29 Apr 2013 10:56 AM

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man alleged to have vandalised the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park has been charged.

Mohamad Khalid Mohamad Yusop was on Monday charged with one count of vandalism.

The 32-year-old will be held in remand at the central police division to assist in investigations.

He allegedly defaced the monument on 23 April shortly after 11pm.

The case was first reported to the authorities by a member of the public on 24 April, who saw the monument sprayed with graffiti.

Mohamad Khalid was arrested by the police at a building along Handy Road at about 11:30am on 27 April.

Under the Vandalism Act, the accused faces a fine of up to S$2,000 or a maximum imprisonment term of up to three years.

He can also be caned between three and eight strokes.

The case will be mentioned again on 6 May.

- CNA/ck

Clivebenss SG

hope he will be given a harsh sentence.