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SINGAPORE: A 52-year-old British man will be charged on Thursday (Nov 5) after allegedly concealing a camera in a toilet on a flight from Japan to Singapore.<\/p>\n
He will face one charge each of voyeurism and obstructing the course of justice, police said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Police were alerted to the case at about 5.35pm on Oct 7.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations found that the man had hidden a camera in one of the toilets on the flight.<\/p>\n
After leaving the toilet, he allegedly activated the camera’s recording function remotely through an app on his mobile phone.<\/p>\n
A cabin crew member who subsequently used the toilet found the hidden camera, removed it and alerted a colleague.<\/p>\n
The man then tried to retrieve the camera but found it had already been removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In an attempt to avoid detection, he deleted the app and all related photographs from his mobile phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man was detained for investigations when the flight arrived at Changi Airport. His mobile phone and camera were seized.<\/p>\n
The man will be charged with one count of voyeurism under the Penal Code, read with the Tokyo Convention Act. The offence carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine, caning or any combination of these punishments.<\/p>\n
He will also be charged with one count of obstructing the course of justice under the Penal Code, read with the Tokyo Convention Act. The offence carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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