A SELF-EMPLOYED man who allegedly put up banners of escaped JI detainee Mas Selamat Kastari at two places was charged in court on Thursday.
Zeng Guoyuan, 55, who claimed trial to six charges in all, is accused of putting up a banner showing a picture of Mas Selamat with the caption 'DEAD' on the wall of a shop at Tai Thong Crescent in MacPherson without the authority and consent of the owner on March 20 last year.
Mas Selamat has since been arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act in Malaysia.
On Dec 22, Zeng allegedly affixed a banner of Mas Selamat against the wall outside a shop at Block 69 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh without the authority and consent of Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council.
A week later, Zeng is said to have pasted a banner featuring a 'charge sheet'' on the wall there.
He also faces three counts of failing to turn up at Tanglin police division after being issued with notices in August and September last year.
Zeng, a former Worker's Party candidate at the 1991 general elections, will be back in court on Aug 17 for a pre-trial conference.
