A man made headlines recently for the unusual act of eating a cigarette.
File photo of a man putting out a cigarette.Ramamoorthy Reddiar Jayaraman was convicted and fined S$1,000 after he pleaded guilty to obstructing an authorised officer from exercising their power under the Smoking Act 1992.
In this case, Ramamoorthy ate the cigarette because he was trying to keep it away from NEA enforcement officers who had spotted a teenager smoking in a prohibited place.LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL ACTS Ramamoorthy’s conviction is not about the eating of the cigarette, it is about the harm he has caused to society by interfering with the enforcement of its laws.
One officer pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months’ jail. The other two claimed trial and were eventually convicted and sentenced to 24 and 22 months’ jail respectively.The justice system tries to be, as far as possible, fair to all parties. This includes an accused person.The presumption of innocence is fundamental to our justice system, meaning that unless and until guilt is proven beyond reasonable doubt, the accused is entitled to be treated as if he were innocent.
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