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SINGAPORE – A woman who let a colleague into her apartment for two days during the breaker period and also met with a friend to pass him a birthday present was fined $ 3,700 on Thursday (September 24).
Mika She Yuan Wei, 25, told a court that she had let Chiew Chin Wooi into the apartment because Chiew did not have a stable WiFi connection at her home, but she needed to take an important exam online.
She and Chiew are both Malaysians and auditors.
“I assumed that I was the only help available to him when no one else could help him because he was alone in Singapore, so I agreed and opened my house for him. In the back of my mind, I know it was during the circuit breaker, but what I wanted then was to just reach out a hand when no one else could do it during that period, ”She said.
He pleaded guilty to one count of allowing Chiew to enter his home on May 9 and meeting someone else who did not live in the same home for social reasons. Both charges are in violation of the 2020 COVID-19 (temporary measures) (control order) regulations. A charge of letting Chiew in on May 8 was considered for sentencing.
The crime came to light after Chiew posted photos and captions indicating that he had left his place of residence while on medical leave to undergo an examination. Later, investigations revealed that he had come to She’s apartment for the exam.
Chiew, who was supposed to be charged with her on August 14, left Singapore on July 17 and remains at large. An arrest warrant has been issued.
She, who did not have a lawyer, told District Judge Prem Raj that even though Chiew was at home, the two held safe distancing measures and stayed at least one meter apart.
While Ella worked from home and Chiew studied in the living room, they kept away from each other.
Chiew had requested to enter his apartment on May 8 to take the Certified Practicing Accountant exam, as he had weaker WiFi in his own residence. She accepted and he arrived at her house on May 8, around 8.40 in the morning.
Before leaving her apartment around 4.50 in the afternoon, Chiew told She that she was going to see a doctor. She then visited a clinic and obtained a five-day medical certificate because she suffered from a cough.
Chiew posted a photograph of the medical certificate online. He saw the message on the morning of May 9.
At approximately 9.35 am on May 9, Chiew went to She’s apartment to study together and take the second part of her exam. She said that although she was aware of Chiew’s MC, she was “perfectly fine” to her.
Around noon, the two of them went to buy lunch at a cafeteria across from Ella’s apartment. They were both seen leaving the flat around 4.40pm.
That same day, he arranged with another colleague, Ang Hui Shian, to meet at Punggol Waterway Point to pass her a birthday present.
She and Chiew took the LRT to Punggol Waterway Point and met Ang around 4.45pm. The trio then went to the NTUC supermarket inside Punggol Waterway Point to buy groceries for about 30 minutes. They then went to a food court to buy take out before leaving the mall around 6pm.
Assistant District Attorney Norman Yew requested a $ 4,000 fine because he had let Chiew into his apartment for two consecutive days and had spent many hours in an enclosed space.
“There was no real need” for her to let him in, he said.
DJ Prem Raj said: “If there had been a charge in this case, I would be inclined to be more lenient towards you, but the fact is that these were crimes that also ran between 8 and 9 May. I don’t understand why you are telling me that you knew that all these precautions were there.
“We were in the middle of the COVID-19 period, but you had to meet someone else to pass the birthday present.”
She will pay her fine in installments. For her failure to comply, she could have been fined up to $ 10,000 or imprisoned for up to six months or both.
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