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Man hung gang-related banner at mum's wake
A man was convicted on Wednesday of displaying a funeral banner issued by a secret society at his mother's wake.
Kelvin Gan Boon Wah, 34, an office boy, pleaded guilty to displaying the banner with the words in Chinese meaning 'Tekka Righteous Brothers' at the void deck of Block 91 Henderson Road on April 6 2011.
The court heard that the banner was seized by a police officer at the wake.
A triad expert of the Secret Societies Branch said in his report that the five Chinese characters on the banner referred to members of a secret society. He also said it was the practice of the fraternity to hang such banners at funeral wakes of gang members or relatives of gang members as a sign of respect from the gang.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_715160.html