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Shaffiq Alkhatib
The times of the strait
May 11, 2020
A man who allegedly left his home multiple times even though he had received a stay-at-home (SHN) notification amid the coronavirus outbreak appeared in district court on Monday (May 11).
Singaporean Teo Say Leong, 64, now faces four charges under the Infectious Diseases Act.
He is also charged with a crime under the Infectious Disease Regulation 2020 (Covid-19 – Suspension Orders).
Teo, who is not represented, told the court that he intends to plead guilty to his charges.
The Immigration and Control Authority (ICA) said in a statement Monday that Teo arrived in Singapore from Indonesia on March 20 and received an SHN.
As part of the notification, you were supposed to stay home from your arrival date until April 3.
Despite this, he is said to have left his Jalan Sultan home near Beach Road every day between March 23-26 for “prohibited purposes”, and spent approximately an hour outdoors around his neighborhood in every occasion.
He is accused of not staying home when ICA officers went to his department on March 29 for compliance checks.
ICA said: “Teo had left his residence to buy lunch and went to a nearby open area to consume it. He was outside his residence for approximately 50 minutes.
“When he returned, ICA officials reminded him that he had to remain at his residence at all times during the 14-day SHN period.”
ICA said it will not hesitate to take firm compliance measures against those who do not comply with the SHN requirements.
Teo’s case was postponed until May 20.
For each charge, a person convicted of a crime under the Act and its Regulations may be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $ 10,000.
