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SINGAPORE: Six teenagers, aged 17 to 19, were arrested for allegedly being members of an illegal society, police said on Tuesday (January 12).
Police said they received a report on Saturday of a group of people shouting gang slogans and gesturing gang-related hand signals at a chalet along Jalan Loyang Besar.
Officers from the Bedok Police Division and the Criminal Investigation Department responded and arrested four male teenagers at the scene.
Police said the teens were arrested for being “alleged members of an illegal society for their alleged involvement in shouting gang slogans and making gang-related hand gestures in the chalet and circulating a video of their actions online.” .
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Through follow-up investigations, two other teenage boys were arrested Tuesday for being suspected members of an illegal society in connection with the incident.
Police investigations are ongoing and the group will also be investigated for alleged breach of COVID-19 safe distancing measures.
Anyone found guilty of being a member of an illegal corporation under the Corporation Law faces a fine of up to S $ 5,000, a jail term of up to three years, or both.
Under the same Law, anyone who exhibits, sells or exhibits for sale, or transmits by postal mail or who, without legal authority or excuse, has in his possession any poster, newspaper, book, circular, pictorial representation or any other document or writing anything that is issued or appears to be issued by or on behalf of or in the interests of an illegal society faces a fine of up to S $ 5,000, a jail term of up to two years, or both.
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For failure to comply with safe distancing measures under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulation 2020, offenders can be imprisoned for up to six months, fined up to S $ 10,000, or both.
Police said they have zero tolerance for secret society activities and will not hesitate to take action against those who choose to associate with gangs or blatantly flaunt their gang affiliation, through social media or otherwise.
Members of the public are advised to stay away from secret society activities and immediately report those who engage in such illegal activities to the police, they added.
