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In another case, a 24-year-old woman will be charged with one count of “knowingly committing an act prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups” under the Penal Code.<\/p>\n
This was in relation to a chant she had allegedly made during the public livestream of an event on Feb 2, 2024. She was leading the chanting of a phrase in support of eliminating Israel, said the police.<\/p>\n
She will also be charged with two additional offences under the Public Order Act arising from separate incidents related to the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n
Additionally, she will be handed four charges under the same Act and two of refusing to answer a public servant authorised to question under the Penal Code.<\/p>\n
These charges are for her alleged participation in candlelight vigils to mark the executions of three convicted drug traffickers on Nov 22 and Nov 29, 2024, and on Jan 23, 2025, as well as a protest outside the State Courts on Feb 3, 2025. The State Courts are also a Prohibited Area.<\/p>\n
The police noted that the woman had been given a 12-month conditional warning on Nov 30, 2021, for taking part in a public assembly without a permit and contravening a “move-on” direction to leave by the police, both offences under the Public Order Act, in relation to a protest held outside the Ministry of Education headquarters on Jan 26, 2021.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old woman, as well as a 22-year-old woman, will each be charged with one count of participating in a public procession without a permit.<\/p>\n
They had allegedly held a public procession, moving from the vicinity of Novena MRT station to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) building located at New Phoenix Park, for a letter delivery on Jun 7, 2024.<\/p>\n
The group also issued a statement saying that they had walked towards MHA, with many of them wearing shirts that read “There Are No Universities Left in Gaza”, the police said.<\/p>\n
The two women who were allegedly involved in the procession at the Istana will also be charged, together with a 32-year-old woman and a second 33-year-old woman, with one count each of organising a public assembly without a permit.<\/p>\n
The four of them had each played a role in organising a mass kite-flying event held at Marina Barrage on Oct 27, 2024, to publicise a cause in relation to the Gaza conflict, said the police.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old will additionally be charged with one count of abusive behaviour towards a public servant under the Protection from Harassment Act.<\/p>\n
The second 33-year-old woman was also issued a stern warning on Sep 3 for her involvement in a case where a banner was hung at Gardens by the Bay on Apr 15, 2024, the police added.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old woman will be additionally charged with one count of organising a public assembly without a permit in relation to an incident that occurred in front of a building within the National University of Singapore on Jan 13, 2025.<\/p>\n
The group gathered various individuals to place shoes and a white burial shroud at the location to show their opposition to the ties between educational institutions in Singapore and Israel, the police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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