SINGAPORE, May 17 — Police officers and other public servants were just doing their jobs, but they were allegedly spat on, shoved, sworn at, and headbutted, in a string of unrelated incidents across the island that wound up in court yesterday.

In all, six Singaporean men aged between 20 and 58 were charged in the State Courts with abusing the various public servants, which also included a National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officer, and a National Parks Board (NParks) officer.

They are: