The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is investigating an incident that occurred on January 1 following a dispute at the Lau Pa Sat Cheers outlet.
The incident was reported at 8:05 p.m. Two individuals, ages 29 and 64, are aiding the police with their investigations.
TikTok user @confederateginger, commonly known as Jonathan, posted five videos.
In the initial report, Jonathan stated that a "drunk" man entered the store, "caused trouble, used the f-word," and pretended to be a police officer.
When police officers requested his identity, he questioned why they needed it.
"I'm a staff here, so I have no... I am protected by my boss' camera, so I don't need to give my ID. I never do anything wrong," he added.
Jonathan was asked by a police officer whether he said the term "Bangladesh" during his conversation with the other individual, who was not captured on video.
Jonathan confirmed this, explaining that he did so because "he played the racial card first."
He further stated to the police, "There's something known as a fake report. Before you investigate me for the false report, you should investigate him first."
After an officer switched the sign from 'Open' to 'Closed' on the door, Jonathan flipped it back and said, "No, no, no. No such thing ah. There's no disrupting of business just 'cos of police business."
A police officer said that he was working alone and would thus be interrupted if consumers continued to enter the establishment.
When an officer advised a customer that the business was closed and to return later, Jonathan urged the guy to "come in."
Jonathan stated in his third video that he had provided his identification card (IC) and would "viral this on TikTok."
When an officer stated that they had given him "more than three warnings", Jonathan claimed: "I was verifying as to why my IC has to be given and they now threaten to arrest me. I was verifying and then I provide my IC once they give me the... they said that I have to."
In addition, he claimed that he was uncertain whether officers were "following SOP (standard operating procedure)" and that he has "news articles supporting [his] assertion."
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