<\/p>\ndeflated the tyres of seven cars in Woodlands<\/p>\n
<\/a> has been handed a $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n
On Nov 6, Benjamin Chia Yit Loong, 24, a student at the National University of Singapore, pleaded guilty to one charge of mischief. <\/p>\n
The court heard that Chia, a Singaporean, was interested in climate change and environmental issues, and wished to make ownership of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) unattractive. <\/p>\n
He thus decided to deflate the tyres of cars parked near his house and to leave fliers on the environmental damage caused by SUVs on these cars.<\/p>\n
On Nov 19, 2024, at around 10am, Chia purchased a packet of green beans and took them with him to two multi-storey carparks in Woodlands Drive 14.<\/p>\n
He then unscrewed the tyre cap of each car, placed green beans inside the tyre valve and screwed the cap back in, causing the tyres to deflate.<\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lu Huiyi said Chia deflated all four tyres for the first car and subsequently deflated one to two tyres of each remaining car.<\/p>\n
He also left fliers on the cars\u2019 windscreens.<\/p>\n\n\nThe flier that Benjamin Chia Yit Loong left on each SUV after committing the offence.<\/p>\n
PHOTO: COURT DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Part of the flier read: \u201cAttention \u2013 your gas guzzler kills. We have deflated one or more of your tyres. You\u2019ll be angry, but don\u2019t take it personally. It\u2019s not you, it\u2019s your car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another line in the flier said: \u201cWe did this because driving around urban areas in your massive vehicle has huge consequences for others.\u201d<\/p>\n
DPP Lu said that when one of the victims was driving his car to a petrol station to reinflate the tyres, the car scraped against the curb of the carpark space, damaging the rear spat and requiring repairs of $380.<\/p>\n\n\nA car owner alerted the police when she found the tyres of her vehicle deflated at one of the carparks.<\/p>\n
PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Chia has since made voluntary compensation of $380 to the victim. <\/p>\n
He was arrested the same day he committed the offences. <\/p>\n
While the offence of mischief is punishable with a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both, the prosecution sought a fine for Chia. <\/p>\n
DPP Lu noted that the damage caused was minor, and that Chia has made voluntary compensation and has no prior convictions. <\/p>\n
An NUS spokeswoman previously told The Straits Times that it takes a serious view of student misconduct, including criminal offences committed off campus.<\/p>\n
She had said that the university will take the necessary disciplinary action following court proceedings. <\/p>\n
ST has contacted NUS for more information on Chia\u2019s disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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