Singaporean man jailed for sending pork slices to 7 mosques

SINGAPORE (MNTV) – Upset that his work contract had not been renewed, a man sent pork slices to seven mosques along with details of a woman he blamed for his employment situation, reports CNA.

Bill Tan Keng Hwee, a 62-year-old Singaporean man, was sentenced to 15 months’ jail.

He pleaded guilty to three charges of wounding religious feelings under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act and one count of harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act.

Another five charges were taken into consideration.

The court heard that Tan had worked as an operations support officer since December 2024.

A gag order was imposed to protect the identity of the victim of the harassment charge.

On Sept. 11, 2025, Tan was informed that his contract would not be renewed.

This upset him and he surmised that the victim must have made the decision not to renew his contract.

He devised a plan to send letters containing pork slices and the victim’s information to mosques, intending for the recipients to call the victim and harass her.

He bought pork, paper and envelopes and assembled packages containing letters with offensive words, the victim’s phone number and pork slices.

On Sept. 15, 2025, Tan mailed the letters to seven mosques he picked at random.

When staff members at the various mosques received the letters four days later and found the pork inside, they called the police.

One of the staff members at one of the mosques called the victim and told her about the parcel. She also lodged a police report.

“Offences involving religious relations … threaten the very fabric of our society, and a sufficiently deterrent sentence is needed to send a clear signal,” she said.