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The Police have arrested a 28-year-old male Canadian national for his suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a police officer from carrying out his duty, using abusive words against a public servant and being drunk causing nuisance at Changi Airport Terminal One.

On 5 October 2025 at about 9.20am, the Police were alerted to an incident where a man was allegedly drunk and causing nuisance at the departure public area of Changi Airport Terminal One.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man allegedly hurled vulgarities repeatedly at the duty Auxiliary Police Officer after being instructed to present and place his boarding pass on top of his passport. Despite repeated warnings to stop, the man purportedly ignored the instructions and walked away.

When officers from Airport Police Division arrived and engaged him, the man allegedly hurled vulgarities at the officers, shoved one of the officers and scratched him. The man was subsequently arrested. As a result of his action, the officer sustained minor injuries on his arms and was given two days of medical leave.

The man will be charged in court on 7 October 2025 with the offences of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a police officer from carrying out his duty, using abusive words against a public servant and being drunk causing nuisance.

The offence of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from carrying out his or her duty under Section 332 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years and shall also be liable to a fine or to caning, provided that in exceptional circumstances imprisonment need not be imposed. The offence of being drunk causing nuisance under Section 14(2) of the Liquor Control (Supply & Consumption) Act 2015 carries an imprisonment term of up to six months or a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The offence of using abusive words against a public servant under Sec 6(1)(a) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 carries a jail term of up to 12 months, a fine of up to $5000 or both.

The Police have zero tolerance towards such acts of violence towards police officers or public servants who are carrying out their duties. The Police will not hesitate to take firm actions against those who endanger the safety of our officers.