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SINGAPORE \u2013 Unhappy with a woman he knew, a man sent letters containing a slice of pork each, along with her information, to several mosques.<\/p>\n
Bill Tan Keng Hwee, 62, who appeared in court via video link on May 11, committed the offences as he wanted the recipients at these places of worship to harass the woman.<\/p>\n
Tan was sentenced to one year and three months in jail after he admitted to three counts of engaging in conduct that wounded the religious feelings of three Muslim complainants.<\/p>\n
He also pleaded guilty to a harassment charge involving the woman.<\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Selene Yap said: \u201cThe accused\u2019s actions threaten the very fabric of our multi-racial\/religious society.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe added: \u201cA clear signal must be sent to deter others from engaging in such anti-social and divisive behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Details that could identify the woman, known as C1 in court documents, cannot be disclosed due to a gag order to protect her identity.<\/p>\n
In sentencing Tan, District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said that the case involved places of worship, stressing that such offences could start religious tension and threaten public peace in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Court documents stated that the Singaporean man became upset with C1 on Sept 11, 2025.<\/p>\n
DPP Yap said: \u201cHe thus devised a plan to send letters containing a pork slice and C1\u2019s information to different mosques.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew that the pork slices would be offensive to a Muslim person, and he intended that the recipients from the mosques call C1 after receiving the letter to harass her.\u201d<\/p>\n
To prepare each letter, Tan bought some pork, paper and envelopes, and used other items already in his home.<\/p>\n
After assembling the letters, he sent them via normal post on Sept 15, 2025, to seven mosques.<\/p>\n
They included Al-Istighfar Mosque in Pasir Ris, Al-Abrar Mosque in Telok Ayer Street, and Ahmad Mosque in Lorong Sarhad, near South Buona Vista Road.<\/p>\n
Tan had picked these mosques at random, said the DPP.<\/p>\n
On Sept 19, 2025, three people related to the mosques alerted the police after receiving the letters.<\/p>\n
C1 received a call from a staff member of an undisclosed mosque, and she made a police report that day.<\/p>\n
Tan was arrested six days later and he has been in remand since.<\/p>\n
On May 11, DPP Yap urged the court to sentence him to up to a year and six months\u2019 jail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused\u2019s actions had every potential to sully the hard-fought peace in our multicultural and communal-living society and the sentence imposed must send a clear message deterring similar behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing the case in September 2025, Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam<\/span><\/a> said: \u201cWhatever the motive, this is playing with fire. We are treating this matter very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n He also stressed that targeting a place of worship is completely unacceptable, and Singapore has zero tolerance for such acts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n