Wong Jeo Wah is accused of lying to an investigation officer that he did not own the Facebook account that was used to post photos of the ICA officer.
Travellers heading in to Johor Bahru from Woodlands Checkpoint on Mar 21, 2024. SINGAPORE: A driver who allegedly took photos of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer at Woodlands Checkpoint is also accused of posting the officer's rank and name on Facebook, and lying to the police that he was not the user responsible.Photos and videos of the ICA officer, along with his name, were uploaded to Facebook group Complaint Singapore a day after the incident.
The driver was referred to the duty office and given a stern warning after admitting to taking photos and videos on checkpoint premises, said ICA. He also agreed to delete them.On Monday , Wong was handed two new charges: One count under the Protection from Harassment Act for abusive communication about the ICA officer, and one charge of giving false information to a police officer.
This was allegedly done to cause the investigation officer to not conduct investigations against him for the POHA charge against the ICA officer.
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