According to the media release, a 20-year-old man was charged for his involvement in loanshark activities during circuit breaker. On top of his 7 charges previously, he was charged for breaching circuit breaker law as well.
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On the 09 Apr 2020 between 12 am to 6 am, the man left his residence at Bedok reservoir road and head to Block 1 Holland Close to harass one of his debtors.
In the process, he had vandalised the lift lobby at the 7th storey with a marker asking the debtor to pay money. He had then locked the gate of the debtor with a bicycle lock.
According to the law, anyone convicted for loanshark harassment shall be fine between $5,000 to $50,000 with mandatory imprisonment of up to 5 years, and mandatory caning of up to 6 strokes