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Slaps, punches, vulgarities and even a headbutt.
These are among the abuses enforcement officers, as well as SG Clean and safe distancing ambassadors, have endured from people who have refused to comply with safe distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.
The police said they have seen a rise in the number of abuse cases against the 3,000 officers and ambassadors deployed across the island daily to ensure individuals and businesses comply with circuit breaker rules that kicked in from April 7.
The officers are from 50 public agencies, while non-public servants were recruited from the hospitality and aviation sectors and volunteers.
As of Thursday (April 16), the police have received 12 reports of physical or verbal abuse against the enforcement officers and ambassadors, according to a joint statement by the police and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) on Friday.
In one case on Wednesday, a 40-year-old man headbutted an enforcement officer who had advised him to stop playing basketball at a cordoned-off Khatib multi-purpose hall.
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