A 61-year-old man, believed to the former Ngee Ann Polytechnic senior lecturer Tan Boon Lee, is due to the charged later today (17 March) for allegedly making racist remarks.
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He will also be charged for possession of obscene films, according to the Straits Times.
Tan was fired for serious misconduct by Ngee Ann Polytechnic after a video of him making racist remarks to an interracial couple at Orchard Road went viral last year.
The Singapore Police Force said that they take a serious view of acts that can harm the racial harmony in Singapore, saying that anyone who acts in a manner that causes ill will and hostility among the different races in Singapore will be dealt with.
He is facing a total of four charges.
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