Singapore PR charged for allegedly breaching SHN twice to spend time with wife in car

Singapore PR charged for allegedly breaching SHN twice to spend time with wife in car

SINGAPORE — A man who allegedly met his wife while serving his Stay-Home Notice (SHN), and spent hours in the car with her, was charged in the State Courts on Friday (5 March).

Bai Fan, a 38-year-old United States citizen and Singapore permanent resident, had arrived in Singapore on 19 September last year from China after transiting in Hong Kong, according to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) release.

He was brought to a hotel in the City Hall area to serve an SHN from 19 September to 3 October. However, he left the hotel on 19 and 20 September to meet his wife, who is also a Singapore permanent resident but was not on SHN, according to the ICA.

On 19 September, Bai's wife allegedly picked him up from the hotel and the couple spent about 1hr 40min together in the car in the vicinity. He was charged with one count of breaching the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020 from 7.46pm to 9.26pm on this day.

The next day, his wife again picked him up and they spent about five hours in the car, first in the vicinity and later in a carpark nearby, said the ICA.

For this alleged incident, he was charged with another count of the same breach from 7.05pm on 20 September to 12.08am on 21 September.

Bai will return to court on 26 March.

The ICA said that those who fail to comply with the SHN, including those who tamper with and/or remove the electronic monitoring device during the SHN period, will be liable to prosecution.

If convicted, Bai may be jailed up to six months and/or fined up to $10,000. ICA added that foreigners may face further administrative actions by ICA and/or Ministry of Manpower, such as revoking, or shortening the validity of permits and passes to remain/work in Singapore.

新加坡公关被控涉嫌两次违反SHN与妻子在汽车上度过时光

新加坡—据称，一名男子在服侍其居留通知（SHN）时遇到了他的妻子，并与她在汽车上度过了几个小时，于周五（3月5日）在州法院被起诉。

根据移民和关卡局（ICA）的消息，现年38岁的美国公民，现为新加坡永久居民的白凡在香港过境后于去年9月19日从中国抵达新加坡。

从9月19日至10月3日，他被带到市政厅地区的一家酒店为SHN服务。然而，据国际律师协会称，他于9月19日至20日离开了酒店，会见了他的妻子，他也是新加坡永久居民，但没有在SHN居住。

据称，9月19日，Bai的妻子将他从酒店接了下来，夫妻俩在附近的汽车上一起度过了大约1小时40分钟。今天，他被指控一项违反2020年传染病（COVID-19 –停留令）条例的罪名，罪名是从7.46pm至9.26pm。

ICA说，第二天，他的妻子再次将他抱起来，他们在车上待了大约五个小时，首先是在附近，然后在附近的停车场。

对于这起指称的事件，从9月20日下午7.05点到9月21日上午12.08点，他还被指控犯有同样的违法行为。

白先生将于3月26日重返法庭。

ICA表示，未遵守SHN的人，包括在SHN期间篡改和/或移除电子监控设备的人，将可能受到起诉。

如果被定罪，Bai可能会被判入狱六个月，并/或处以最高10,000美元的罚款。ICA补充说，外国人可能会面临ICA和/或人力部的进一步行政行为，例如吊销或缩短许可证和通行证在新加坡停留/工作的有效性。