{"id":97171,"date":"2026-11-02T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97171"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:51:00","slug":"man-who-assaulted-stranger-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem-gets-3-weeks-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97171","title":{"rendered":"Man who assaulted stranger wearing cap with Israeli emblem gets 3 weeks\u2019 jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-charged-after-he-allegedly-assaulted-male-stranger-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">rained blows on a 55-year-old stranger<\/span><\/a> wearing a cap bearing an<!-- --> Israeli emblem<!-- --> was sentenced to three weeks\u2019 jail on Nov 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singaporean Muhammad Asyraf Said, 30, pleaded guilty to assaulting Alan Sim in Rivervale Drive in Sengkang on Oct 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a statement in June 2026, police said that Sim had been given a stern warning in lieu of prosecution after he displayed a foreign national emblem in a public area \u2013 <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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">an offence under the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, the authorities did not give details about the emblem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Asyraf had spotted Sim wearing the cap in the evening of Oct 27, 2025, and got into a verbal dispute with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He assaulted the older man, who suffered injuries and sought medical attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police received a call about the incident at around 10.40pm that day, and Asyraf was charged in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Pleading for leniency on Nov 2, he told the court that Sim had been verbally and physically aggressive towards him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" 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-who-assaulted-stranger-wearing-cap-with-israeli-emblem-gets-3-weeks-jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A man who rained blows on a 55-year-old stranger wearing a cap bearing an Israeli emblem was sentenced to three weeks\u2019 jail 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