Our client is a well-known financial blogger who got into an online dispute which had escalated. Her personal detail was revealed online and this had caused her great distress. Doxxing, under Section 3(1)(c) of Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (POHA) makes it an...
Our client caused a commotion, argued, pushed and punched a security guard whilst he was intoxicated on the day of offence. He was charged with the following: Section 3(1)(a) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 ("POHA"); and Section 290 of the Penal Code 1871...
In 2014, a Malaysian teacher faced criminal trespass and immigration charges in Singapore when she slipped past immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint by tailgating a car. She faced potential jail terms of up to 6 months on her 2 immigration charges and 3 months...
What the act covers? PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT (POHA) covers protection from harassment,doxxing, alarm or distress suffered, fear or provocation of violence, unlawful stalking and false statements of fact. Examples taken from Sec 3 Protection from Harassment Act:...
Our client was charged by the police for an Outrage of Modesty offence under Section 354 of the Penal Code. He came to see us shortly after being charged. We got our heads down and swiftly drafted pre-mention representations to the police and Attorney General’s...