2010 Singapore train depot trespass and vandalism case
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In June 2010, Swiss national Oliver Fricker was sentenced to five months' jail and three strokes of the cane under the Singapore Vandalism Act and Protected Areas and Protected Places Act.
Aerial view of the SMRT Corporation's Changi Depot where the vandalism occurred, photographed in August 2009
The Subordinate Courts of Singapore at Havelock Square, where Fricker pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was sentenced
Caning in Singapore
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Caning is a widely used form of corporal punishment in Singapore. It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, prison, reformatory, military, school and domestic. These practices of caning as punishment were introduced during the period of British colonial rule in Singapore. Similar forms of corporal punishment are also used in some other former British colonies, including two of Singapore's neighbouring countries, Malaysia and Brunei.
Canes sold in grocery stores, used by parents to discipline children at home