Fine for man who damaged PAP campaign materials on GE2025 Polling Day
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Seng Guan Heng was fined $5,300 after he pleaded guilty to one count each of harassment, mischief and causing annoyance while drunk.
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- Seng Guan Heng, 57, was fined $5,300 for harassment, mischief, and causing annoyance while drunk after damaging PAP campaign materials.
- Upset with the general election results, Seng tore posters, broke flag poles, and shouted vulgarities at PAP volunteers in Hougang.
- Seng, who cited stress due to family issues, has stopped drinking after the incident.
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SINGAPORE – After drinking more than five bottles of beer at a coffee shop with his friends, a man left and came across campaign materials from the People’s Action Party for the 2025 General Election.
Upset with the results of the election, he tore down the materials and hurled vulgarities at PAP volunteers
On Aug 7, Seng Guan Heng, 57, was fined $5,300 after he pleaded guilty to one count each of harassment, mischief and causing annoyance while drunk.
At 11.20pm on May 3, which was Polling Day, Seng came across a lorry, which was being used by the PAP to campaign during GE2025, at an open-space carpark in Hougang Avenue 5.
There were various party campaigning materials, including posters and flags, displayed on the lorry at the time.
As he was upset with the results of the election, Seng ripped off five election posters that had been affixed with cable ties to the side of the lorry. He also tore off two flags from the lorry by breaking the flag poles.
The court heard that he caused more than $200 worth of damage with his actions.
Seng later took one of the flags and walked around the area shouting vulgarities, before throwing it on the ground.
He returned to the location less than 10 minutes later and saw a group of PAP volunteers. He then hurled vulgarities and pointed his middle finger at the group.
His actions were captured on video by one of the volunteers.
In mitigation, Seng – who was unrepresented – said he had been under a lot of stress at the time as his father and sister were both in hospital. He said he had originally gone to drink with his friends to forget about his stress. Seng said he has stopped consuming alcohol as a result of the incident.
The area where the incident took place is in Hougang SMC, where lawyer Marshall Lim representing the ruling party ran against Workers’ Party candidate Dennis Tan, who is also a lawyer.
Mr Tan subsequently secured a second consecutive term in Parliament after winning more than 60 per cent of the vote
