12 foreigners (nine men and three women) aged between 20 and 37, have been deported and barred from re-entering Singapore, for not complying with safe distancing measures (SDM) during the COVID-19 circuit breaker.
The cases are as follows:
- On 18 April 2020, Arvinish N Ramakrishnan (“Arvinish”), a male 23-year-old Malaysian who was in Singapore on a work permit, invited his friend to his place of residence for drinks and later sent his friend home on a motorcycle. They were subsequently stopped at a roadblock along Yishun Avenue 6. Arvinish was charged with drink-driving under Section 67(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act, and violating restrictions on leaving his place of residence and the prohibition on social gatherings under Regulations 4(2) and 6 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020. Arvinish pleaded guilty to his offences and was fined S$4,000. Arvinish’s work pass was revoked after his conviction. He was deported to Malaysia on 5 June 2020, and barred from re-entering Singapore. Arvinish’s friend, also a Malaysian, was issued with a Notice of Composition for violating restrictions on leaving his place of residence under Regulation 4(2) and administered with a stern warning for violating the prohibition on social gatherings under Regulation 6 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
- On 5 May 2020, Cheng Fengzhao (“Cheng”), a female 37-year-old Chinese national who was in Singapore on a work permit, was arrested in an anti-vice operation mounted by the Police at a condominium unit along 30 Jalan Kemaman. She was found to have allowed a man, who does not reside at the place, into the condominium unit on 5 May 2020 for massage and sexual services in exchange for S$100. Cheng also admitted to allowing the same male customer into the unit on an earlier occasion on 19 April 2020. For allowing the man into her place of residence on both dates, she was charged with two counts of permitting another individual to enter her ordinary place of residence without a valid reason under Regulation 4(4) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measure) (Control Order) Regulations 2020. Cheng pleaded guilty to her offences and was fined S$7,000. Cheng’s work pass was revoked after her conviction and she was deported to the People’s Republic of China on 10 June 2020, and barred from re-entering Singapore. The man, a Singaporean, was issued with a Notice of Composition for violating the prohibition on social gatherings under Regulation 6 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
- On 5 May 2020, three tenants (two men and a woman) staying at a residential unit along Kim Keat Road invited six men and one woman for a social gathering at their unit. The three tenants, 20-year-old Navdeep Singh, 21-year-old Sajandeep Singh and 27-year-old Avinash Kaur, were charged with permitting other individuals to enter their place of residence without a valid reason under Regulation 4(4) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measure) (Control Order) Regulations 2020. The seven visitors, 33-year-old Waseem Akram, 26-year-old Mohammed Imran Pasha, 20-year-old Arpit Kumar, 20-year-old Vijay Kumar, 30-year-old Karmjit Singh, 21-year-old Sharma Lukesh and 23-year-old Bhullar Jasteena, were charged with violating the prohibition on social gatherings under Regulation 6 of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measure) (Control Order) Regulations 2020. These ten individuals, all Indian nationals holding student or work passes, pleaded guilty to their offences and have been fined between S$2,000 and S$4,500. Their passes were cancelled after their convictions. They were deported to India between June and July 2020, and barred from re-entering Singapore.
The authorities will not hesitate to take strong action against anyone who does not comply with SDM or shows blatant disregard for our laws, and this may include the termination of visas or work passes, where applicable. Let us all do our part to curb the spread of COVID-19.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
13 July 2020 @ 10:30 AM
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
13 July 2020 @ 10:30 AM