According to a media release, a woman is facing an investigation for participating in a public assembly at the Embassy of China.
The Police said that On November 28 at 12:55 p.m., police received a call about a 32-year-old woman reportedly holding a demonstration outside the Chinese consulate.
For allegedly taking part in a public assembly without a permit, he will be charged for an offence under Section 16(2)(a) of the Public Order Act, which carries a fine of up to $3,000.
The Police would like to remind the public that organising or taking part in a public assembly without a Police permit in Singapore is illegal and constitutes an offence under the Public Order Act.
The Police added that anyone residing in Singapore should not bring in foreign political issues into Singapore.
What is happening in China
he wave of demonstrations against the “zero policy” in China continued for 3 days. On the evening of November 27, hundreds of protesters in Shanghai clashed with the police. Witnesses at the scene said that the police took dozens of people to the bus and drove away.
China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago . The public’s frustration with the “zero policy” has been increasing in the three years since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and the prevention and control measures have also caused serious losses to China, the world’s second largest economy.
Clashes break out in Shanghai
On the 27th, Shanghai held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the fire in Urumqi. Anti-“zero policy” and anti-Communist speeches emerged after nightfall. The situation gradually heated up, and a large number of police forces were deployed one after another.
Reuters reported that some demonstrators clashed with police who tried to disperse them when the crowd numbered in the hundreds. A witness said he saw police escorting people onto a bus with dozens of people on board.