{"id":57969,"date":"2026-06-04T14:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57969"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:13:04","slug":"man-charged-after-he-allegedly-assaulted-male-stranger-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57969","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after he allegedly assaulted male stranger wearing cap with Israeli emblem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A man was charged with assault on June 4 after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-who-allegedly-assaulted-man-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem-on-bus-in-sengkang-to-be-charged?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">allegedly attacked a male stranger<\/span><\/a> who was wearing a cap with an Israeli emblem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Muhammad Asyraf Said, 30, who is a Singaporean, is accused of committing the offence against <!-- -->Alan Sim<!-- -->, 55, at a bus stop in Rivervale Drive in Sengkang on Oct 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Preliminary investigations revealed that Asyraf had allegedly snatched the cap the latter was wearing and assaulted him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court documents stated that Asyraf allegedly punched and kicked Sim, who suffered injuries including abrasions on his face and forearm. The older man later sought medical attention for his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a statement on June 3, the police said that Sim had been given a stern warning in lieu of prosecution after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/politics\/those-wearing-symbols-linked-to-israel-hamas-war-can-be-jailed-mha?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">he displayed a foreign national emblem in a public area<\/span><\/a> \u2013 an offence under the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A police spokesperson added: \u201c(We take) a serious view of any act of violence. Members of the public are advised against the public display and wearing of articles associated with foreign conflicts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThey are also reminded not to import overseas conflicts into Singapore, and to express their views in a lawful and responsible manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs warned that publicly displaying or wearing foreign national emblems, including flags and banners of any state or relating to the Israel-Hamas war, without a permit is an offence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Those who break the law can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In 2023, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/foreigners-in-s-pore-reminded-not-to-support-or-import-foreign-politics-amid-israel-hamas-war?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">urged foreigners to avoid using Singapore as a platform<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to further political causes amid the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cGiven the heightened tensions, it is important that we remain calm and not let these external events affect the racial and religious harmony and peace in Singapore,\u201d an advisory by the MOM had said then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Asyraf\u2019s case has been adjourned to June 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">For assault, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to $5,000 or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-charged-after-he-allegedly-assaulted-male-stranger-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A man was charged with assault on June 4 after he allegedly attacked a male stranger who was wearing a cap with an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}