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SINGAPORE – Two more people admitted on Tuesday (October 27) to being part of a meeting in June that circumvented safe distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mohamad Iman Abdul Rahim, 19, and Norsyahmi Norhesham, 21, each pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the rules of the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act by meeting with more than four people who did not live in the same place of residence as them.
In sentencing each of them at a later date, Deputy Chief District Judge Seah Chi-Ling will consider a similar charge for violating safe distancing rules and another charge for drinking in public between 10:30 p.m. and 7 a.m.
On Tuesday, he asked for reports to assess whether the duo is eligible for parole. They are expected to return to court on December 8.
Iman and Norsyahmi were among a group of 13 who illegally gathered until the early hours of June 28 at the fitness corner near Block 42 Beo Crescent, on Havelock Road. There were two minors in the group.
As part of phase two of Singapore’s economic reopening, which took effect on June 19, groups of up to five people can gather outside of homes, such as in restaurants to eat. They should practice safe distancing and avoid mixing between different groups.
The court heard that two members of the illegal gathering, Muhammad Zaki Johari, 33, and Mohammad Zack Danial Ahamad Zaki, 20, were planning to drink alcoholic beverages on June 27.
Zaki bought two bottles of liquor while three others helped Zack set up portable tables in the fitness corner. The meeting started around 9pm.
The court heard that all of them, except the two minors, consumed alcohol there. The meeting was so noisy that it kept a resident of a nearby apartment awake. He alerted the police shortly before 1 a.m. The meeting ended shortly after an officer arrived.
Eight people were previously treated for their participation in the meeting.
Zaki and three others, Nur Saliza Mohamed Sani, 23, Nurul Sheilla Natasya Suhaimi, 25, and Nuraznie Ithnin, 31, were each fined $ 4,000. Zack and Aqlima Abdul Azmi, 19, were each fined $ 3,000.
Sai Raghu Vaishnavee Ragu, 19, was sentenced to one year of probation, while the youngest member of the group, a 14-year-old boy, received a conditional warning.
The cases of three people are pending. They are Remy Shah Hail Mee, 20, a 26-year-old Malaysian man and a 15-year-old boy.
For each count under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $ 10,000.
A repeat offender can be jailed for up to one year and fined up to $ 20,000.
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