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Yesterday, a British citizen was fined $ 3,000 for meeting with 11 other people on Lazarus Island.
Despite being aware of the rule that no more than five people can meet socially, Paul Jonathon Gold still broke the law, prosecutors said.
Gold, 32, is the first of the group to plead guilty.
On August 8 at 11 a.m., the group took a ferry to San Juan Island, then stayed on the beach at nearby Lazaro Island before leaving at around 6 p.m.
One of them posted photos of the trip on Instagram, drawing public attention, Deputy Prosecutor Timotheus Koh said.
While there wasn’t enough evidence to show when exactly the group size exceeded five people and for how long, DPP Koh said the photos showed it was a planned outing where all 12 would interact with each other.
They also either didn’t have masks or they took them down.
Gold’s attorney, Anil Singh, asked for a fine of between $ 2,000 and $ 2,500 and said his client lost his job at real estate consultancy JLL because of the case.
“His stay in Singapore is coming to an end and it is unlikely that he will be allowed to re-enter Singapore,” he said.
The rule of five for social gatherings went into effect on June 19.
For disobeying Covid-19 regulations, Gold could have been jailed for up to six months and fined up to $ 10,000.
In another case, Tuan Siti Aishah Tuan Ab Rahman, 20, was fined $ 4,000 after admitting two charges for meeting other people during the switch period. Three similar charges were taken into consideration.
On May 8, he met five friends on an empty deck on Bedok North Avenue 2 at 10 p.m., chatting and singing until the wee hours of the next morning until they were caught at 4.50 a.m.
Assistant District Attorney Emily Koh said a resident called police about the noise.
Then on May 20, Siti was shopping for groceries with her mother when she saw three friends near a McDonald’s on Bedok North Street 3. She chatted for about 15 minutes and was caught by police again.
Yesterday, Siti asked to pay her fine in installments, but District Judge Ong Luan Tze said history showed that she was not good at complying with the orders as she had not paid composition fines for her infractions.
The judge allowed him to make the payment today. You will be jailed for eight days if you don’t. – KOK YUFENG
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