SINGAPORE, May 13 — A 37-year-old man is set to be charged in court today after allegedly harassing the police with more than 1,000 silent phone calls over the span of a single week.
The suspect allegedly placed a total of 1,035 calls between April 21 and April 28, targeting the hotlines of several neighbourhood police centres, The Straits Times reported.
According to a police statement issued on Tuesday, the man took “elaborate measures” to conceal his identity, including using a foreign phone number and remaining completely silent whenever officers answered the line.
Despite his attempts to remain anonymous, investigators from the Woodlands Police Division, located just across the border from Johor, managed to establish his identity. He was subsequently arrested on May 11.
The man faces two primary charges today, May 13. The first is for obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his public functions.
The second involves the illegal transaction of a SIM card that was registered using another person’s personal information for criminal activity.
The legal consequences for such harassment are significant. If found guilty of obstructing a public servant, the man could be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$2,500 (approximately RM7,800), or both.
The second charge regarding the fraudulent SIM card carries a much heavier penalty of up to three years in prison, a fine of up to S$10,000 (approximately RM31,000), or both.
