Singapore PR 38 years old allegedly breaking SHN to spend five hours with wife in a car
A Singapore permanent resident will be charged on 5 Mar for allegedly sneaking out of his hotel while he is on stay-home-notice (SHN) to meet his wife. The United States national who was a 38-year-old man named Bai Fan arrived in Singapore from China via Hong Kong who was meant to serve an SHN until Oct 3 in a hotel. However, Bai is believed to have left the hotel on 19 Sept and 20 Sept to meet his wife who is a permanent resident in Singapore.
On Sep. 19, Bai’s wife picked him up from the hotel and they spent an hour and 40 minutes in the car in the vicinity. On the next day they spend about five hours in the car which was first in the vicinity of the hotel then later in a nearby car park.
Bai will be charged with two counts of an offence under the Infectious Diseases (Covid-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations on Mar. 5. If convicted, he could face a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
