The Police will be charging a 36-year-old Australian man for using threatening words causing alarm on 9 December 2024.
Investigations revealed that on 23 November 2024, the man allegedly uttered words claiming that he wanted to crash the aircraft, to a cabin crew when he was boarding a departing flight at Changi Airport. The man was then disembarked from the flight and escorted to a holding room. While in the room, the man allegedly uttered the same words again.
The man will be charged on 9 December 2024 with two counts of using threatening words causing alarm under Section 4(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014.
The offence of using threatening words causing alarm under Section 4(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 may be punished on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
The Police treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who causes public alarm with false threats. Beyond the fear and inconvenience caused to other members of the public, the making of false threats comes at a cost, in the extensive public resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
08 December 2024 @ 1:32 PM