South African man could face prison for breaking Social Order Maintenance Act
An alleged graffiti sprayer in South Africa could face fines or prison for allegedly painting on a Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Station (TMRT).
Cleaning staff from the Daqing Station noticed graffiti on the exterior glass of Elevator No. In a Monday (16 October) press release, the Taichung Mass Transit Corp. (TMRTC), said that 1. TMRT employees reviewed the surveillance footage and saw a cyclist riding a bike on Jianguo North Road on Saturday at around 4:44 a.m., spraying graffiti onto the elevator glass encasement. He then left the scene shortly after at about 4:50 a.m.
TMRT employees immediately notified the police of the incident, and they provided surveillance footage that could be used to track down the suspect. The police tracked the suspect’s movements and arrested him Sunday afternoon (15 October). He was then transferred to Taichung District Court.
TMRTC emphasized the fact that vandalism is a violation under Article 90 (She Hui Zhi Xu Wei Hu Fa) of the Social Order Maintenance Act, which can result in a fine up to NT$3,000 ($92.85), or a reprimand. The TMRTC also emphasized that the act of vandalism constitutes a violation under Article 90 of the Social Order Maintenance Act (She Hui Zhi Xu Wei Hu Fa), which can result in a fine up to NT$3,000 ($92.85) or a reprimand.
It said that it will file a suit in compliance with law, and won’t tolerate illegal conduct. If this caused damage to TMRTC it would seek compensation according to Articles 184 or 213 of Civil Code.
Even though the company has tried to eliminate the graffiti, some remains, according to them. TMRTC said that they will be continuing their cleanup and restoring the property back to its original look in the future.
The company also promised to increase station patrols in order to avoid similar incidents happening again.
CNA reported that on Monday, the Third Precinct of Taichung City Police Department revealed the identity of the 33-year old South African arrested. The man was identified as Hsiao. Hsiao admitted that he was a South African graffiti artist and that he did not know Taiwanese laws. He claimed to have painted the graffiti at random.
The case of the man was transferred from the police to the District Prosecutor’s Office for an investigation into the violation of the Social Order Maintenance Act.
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