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The Police will be charging a 72-year-old man in court on 11 June 2026 for using abusive language towards public servants.

Based on investigations, the man had sent multiple emails between 19 August and 6 October 2025 to the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council, containing accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive comments directed at a Member of Parliament (MP) for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC and a Town Council employee.

The man had previously been investigated for similar offences under Section 6(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014, for abusive conduct directed at the same MP and various Town Council employees.

The man will be charged for using or communicating abusive words or materials towards a public servant under Section 6(1)(a) and Section 6(1)(b) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014. These offences carry a fine not exceeding $5,000, an imprisonment term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

Members of the public who have concerns regarding municipal or public service matters should raise them through appropriate official channels. The Police have zero tolerance for harassment and abusive conduct directed at public officers and Town Council personnel who carry out their duties in service of the community, and will not hesitate to take firm action against those who engage in such conduct in accordance with the law.