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The Police will be charging a 27-year-old man in court on 7 August 2026 for insulting the religion of another person.

On 1 March 2026, the Police received a report concerning the man, who had uploaded videos of himself on social media in which he made insulting and profane remarks against the Muslim community in Singapore. Officers from Tanglin Police Division subsequently established the man’s identity. However, he had already left Singapore prior to the police report being lodged. With the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police, the man was deported from Malaysia on 6 August 2026, and was arrested by the Police upon his arrival in Singapore on the same day.

The man will be charged in court on 7 August 2026 with the offence of insulting the religion of another person under Section 17F(4) of the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990. The offence carries a punishment of an imprisonment term not exceeding five years, or a fine, or both.

The man is also assisting in Police investigations into a separate incident involving a video that was circulating on social media, which shows a man stepping on the Quran. The video is believed to have been filmed on a public bus in Singapore. On 7 Mar 2026, the Police issued five Disabling Directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 to Meta to disable access to the offending content by end-users in Singapore¹.

The Police take a serious view of acts that threaten racial and religious harmony in Singapore. Any person who makes remarks or acts in a manner which can cause enmity, hatred, ill-will or hostility between the different racial or religious groups in Singapore will be dealt with swiftly and firmly in accordance with the law.

Photo of Arrest and Escort

¹Please refer to this link for MHA’s press release on the issuance of disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act to Meta to deal with the offending content.