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Man who allegedly threw cigarette butt on grass patch asks NEA officers for evidence
He has been charged.
April 07, 2025, 06:52 PM
A man, who was caught littering for throwing a cigarette butt onto the ground in Chinatown, argued with National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officers, and subsequently, even appeared to shove one of them aside.
A video of the incident was put up on Mar. 27.
What video showed
The video showed two NEA officers confronting the man, who denied the accusation that he had littered.
One of the NEA officers said: "You threw a cigarette butt onto the ground, it's a littering offence."
In response, the man who was stopped, retorted: "Since when?"
After he was told that there was evidence, the man responded: "Eyewitness is not sufficient evidence. I can get my friend to be witness."
"You show me the evidence, I'm willing to pay," the man added.
Walked away
One of the NEA officers asked the man to cooperate with them just as he walked off, but he did not take heed.
When he walked away, the two NEA officers followed closely behind him.
The man then bumped into one of the officers in a red top.
The man asked: "What are you trying to do now?"
The officer who was pushed, replied: "You're pushing me."
"I'm not pushing you," the man said as he continued walking away.
"You're getting in my way," he added.
Confronted officers
After following the man for another 50m or so, he stopped walking and confronted the officers.
The video lasted close to 2 minutes.
Man charged for littering
In response to media queries, NEA said the Mar. 26 incident took place in the vicinity of 150 South Bridge Road.
NEA said its enforcement officers had witnessed the subject littering.
A cigarette butt was disposed off on a grass patch.
The NEA officers identified themselves and informed the man of the offence he had committed, the agency said.
NEA has since charged the subject for the littering offence.
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