A 33-year-old male Swiss National who is alleged to have broken into the SMRT depot between the late night of 16 May 2010 and the early hours of 17 May 2010 and vandalising an MRT train will be charged in court tomorrow for one charge of Trespassing into a Protected Place and two charges of Vandalism.

On 19 May 2010 at about 7.15pm , Police were informed that two carriages of a SMRT train which was parked at Changi Depot had been spray-painted with graffiti. Following intensive probes and investigations, Police arrested the Swiss national on 25 May 2010 .

The offence of Vandalism carries a punishment of imprisonment of up to three years or fine up to $2,000, and caning of not less than three strokes and not more than eight strokes, while the offence of Trespassing into a Protected Place carries a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of 2 years or to both.