THE Australian man arrested by Singaporean authorities for swearing on a flight out of Perth has had his passport returned and been told he faces no further action.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed today that Perth-based maritime worker Bruce Griffiths, 47, had been allowed to leave the country after initially being accused under the country's outrage of modesty laws.
It had originally been thought he may face the cane as a potential punishment, after becoming involved in a swearing match with another male passenger whose sleep he disturbed while allowing a female passenger out of her seat. Full story
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