Singaporean Sentenced for Sending Threatening Letters with Pork to Mosques

Singaporean Sentenced for Sending Threatening Letters with Pork to Mosques
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A 62-year-old Singaporean, Tan Kong Hui, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for sending threatening letters to multiple mosques, each accompanied by slices of pork, authorities confirmed. Tan was arrested in September 2025 and remained in custody pending his sentencing.

Singapore enforces strict laws to protect racial and religious harmony, and this case is among the first high-profile prosecutions related to hate speech targeting religious communities. Previous cases include the 2005 imprisonment of two bloggers for anti-Malay and anti-Muslim online statements, and the 2009 conviction of a Christian couple for distributing brochures offensive to Islam.

Under Singapore’s Religious Harmony Protection Act, authorities have broad powers to act against behavior deemed to incite hostility, intolerance, or animosity among religious groups. Officials emphasized that maintaining religious unity remains a national priority in the multi-ethnic city-state, where Chinese, Malay, Indian, and other communities coexist.

The government highlighted that the verdict sends a clear message that threats or actions undermining interfaith harmony will not be tolerated.