Four men have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a Telegram chat group called "SG Nasi Lemak", the police said on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

The suspects are aged between 17 and 37.

They have been arrested for their "suspected involvement in circulating obscene materials and promoting vice activities" through the group, the authorities said.

"Between March 15 and Oct. 3, 2019, the police received several reports against the chat group for circulating obscene materials and promoting vice activities," the Singapore Police Force news release said.

"Through investigations, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identities of the men and arrested them at various locations islandwide on Oct. 14, 2019."

Investigations revealed that the 26-year-old man and 37-year-old man are the administrators behind the said chat group, while the 17-year-old and 19-year-old teenagers are the distributors of the obscene materials.

More than 10 electronic devices, including a central processing unit, a laptop, a hard disk and several mobile phones, were seized as case exhibits.

The Telegram group surfaced and came to the wider public’s attention in September 2019 after several women reported finding their photos shared on the platform.

The channel also sold items used for vaping.

The police has not revealed how it managed to arrest the administrators of the vice channel on the Russian-made chat platform favoured by dissidents as it is supposedly encrypted and promotes anonymity.

Up to 46,000 members

At the platform’s peak, it had between 44,000 to 46,000 members.

The administrator of the group encouraged open sharing of material and disavowed responsibility for any content uploaded there.

The suspects will be charged in court on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit distributions of obscene materials.

If convicted, they could be jailed for up to three months, fined, or both.

"Members of the public are advised to stop soliciting in any lewd website or joining such online platforms and illicit chat groups," said the police.

The authorities also said that they take "a serious view" of anyone involved in criminal activities and will continue to take tough enforcement actions against those breaking the law.

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