A 32-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested for vandalising a national monument.
At about 7.17am on Wednesday morning, a member of public had reported to the police that the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park was found sprayed with graffiti.
After extensive investigations, the suspect was arrested at a building along Handy Road about 11.30am on Saturday morning.
Police also seized several items for investigation - including a long-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of denim jeans, a pair of shoes, a tote bag and a pair of headphones.
The suspect will be charged in court on Monday under the Vandalism Act.
If convicted, he could be jailed up to three years, fined up to S$2,000, and given up to eight strokes of the cane.
A 32-year-old man was charged on Monday with vandalism by scrawling graffiti on the Cenotaph at Connaught Drive with spray paint.
No plea was taken from Mohamad Khalid Mohamad Yusop, who works as a security officer.
He is accused of scrawling the word "democracy'' with a big "X'' under it on on the war monument at about 11.30pm on Tuesday night.
The big "X'' cancelled out the years 1914 to 1918, which mark the period when World War I raged.
Source: The Straits Times