A video emerged online showing a drunk man shouting at a police officer, after allegedly getting into a fist fight with another man.
According to the netizen, the drunk man had gotten into a fist fight with another man before the police arrived.
The police then purportedly tried to talk to him but he refused to calm down, and was then seen in the video engaging in a shouting match with the police officer.
The drunk man was seen challenging the policeman to a fight, pushing his friend’s hand away and shouting at the officer “COME AH!”
He was eventually subdued and pinned down by a group of police officers, including other officers who arrived at the scene, before being arrested.
Potential penalties
Anyone convicted of using or threatening communication or behaviour against a public servant or public service worker is punishable under Section 6(3) of the Protection from Harassment Act
They face a possible imprisonment term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both.
The offence of using criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty under Section 353 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 is punishable with an imprisonment term which may extend to four years, or a fine, or both.