SINGAPORE, May 11 — A 62‑year‑old man was jailed for 15 months for sending pork slices to seven mosques together with the personal details of a woman he blamed for losing his job.

Tan Keng Hwee pleaded guilty to three charges of wounding religious feelings under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act and one harassment charge, with five other counts taken into consideration, according to a CNA report.

Prosecutors told the court that Tan “essentially weaponised religion to get the outcome he wanted,” while the judge later described his conduct as “a calculated, deeply offensive and inherently inflammatory act.”

Tan had worked as an operations support officer since December 2024.

He became upset after learning on September 11, 2025, that his contract would not be renewed.

He assumed that a woman at his workplace was responsible for the decision and devised a plan to retaliate against her.

He bought pork, envelopes and paper, and assembled packages containing offensive notes, the woman’s phone number and slices of pork.

He mailed the letters to seven mosques on September 15, 2025, choosing the locations at random.

Staff at the mosques discovered the pork when the envelopes arrived four days later and alerted the police.

One mosque employee also contacted the woman whose details were listed in the letter, and she subsequently lodged a police report.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Selene Yap sought 15 to 18 months’ jail and said offences involving religious relations “threaten the very fabric of our society.”

Defence counsel argued that Tan’s intention was not to attack the Muslim community but to target the woman he blamed for his employment situation.

District Judge Sharmila Sripathy‑Shanaz rejected that argument and said Tan had been prepared to wound “the religious feelings of an entire religious community” in pursuit of his vendetta.

She said Singapore’s social fabric depends on “the peaceful co‑existence of persons of different races and faiths,” and stressed that such harmony is “inherently fragile” and must be “vigilantly and jealously guarded.”

The judge added that the courts must respond “firmly and unequivocally” to conduct capable of inflaming religious tensions or threatening public peace.

Tan faced up to five years’ jail, a fine, or both for wounding religious feelings, and up to six months’ jail or a S$5,000 (RM15,469) fine for harassment.