A 56-year-old man was arrested for refusing to wear a mask and for pushing two police officers.

The arrest was caught on camera.

It took place in front of a coffee shop at Block 12 Telok Blangah Crescent on Monday morning, April 20.

The man was pinned down by two police officers.

A video of the incident can be viewed here on YouTube:

The police said the two officers on foot patrol came across the man at about 9.26am.

They found he was not wearing a mask.

"Despite being advised multiple times by the police officers to put on the mask that he was holding in his hand, the man refused to do so," said a police spokesman.

"The man then pushed both police officers when they stopped him from walking away."

The man was arrested for the offence of using criminal force against a public servant.

Investigations are ongoing, with the police also looking at breaches of safe distancing measures by the man.