Ex-lecturer pleads guilty to making racist remarks at interracial couple, having obscene films

Former Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer Tan Boon Lee (right) made racist remarks to Mr Dave Parkash (left) and his girlfriend in 2021. - SCREENGRAB FROM FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A former Ngee Ann Polytechnic senior lecturer on Thursday (Nov 17) pleaded guilty to making racist remarks against an interracial couple in an incident in 2021 which was captured on video and went viral.

Tan Boon Lee, 61, admitted to two charges – one count of wounding an individual’s racial feelings and another of possessing obscene films. Two other charges were taken into consideration.