# Man to be charged over hidden camera in toilet on Japan-Singapore flight

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-to-be-charged-over-hidden-camera-in-toilet-on-japan-singapore-flight/
- Published: 2026-11-04T14:04:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T14:54:27+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-charge-hidden-camera-plane-toilet-6524356
- Topics: Asia, Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- British man due in court over an alleged hidden camera on a flight.
- A cabin crew member found and removed the camera.
- He faces charges of voyeurism and obstructing justice.

## Summary

A 52-year-old British man is due to be charged in Singapore after allegedly hiding a camera in a toilet on a flight from Japan. Police say he remotely activated its recording function, and a cabin crew member discovered and removed it; the case raises concerns about privacy and safety aboard aircraft.

Police were alerted at about 5.35pm on 7 October, and the man was detained when the flight arrived at Changi Airport. He allegedly tried to retrieve the camera and deleted the app and related photographs from his phone to avoid detection; police seized the phone and camera. He faces one voyeurism charge, carrying up to two years’ jail, a fine, caning or a combination, and one charge of obstructing justice, carrying up to seven years’ jail, a fine or both.

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