Terence Cao Guohui, 53-years-old, a veteran Singaporean actor, is intending to plead guilty to breaching Covid-19 safe distancing rules, according to his lawyer in court on 27 April.
One of the guests at the party, Lance Lim Chee Keong, is also intending to plead guilty as well, according to Lim’s lawyer Mr Cory Wong.
Both Cao and Lim are each facing a charge under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act for breaching phase 2 regulations, where social gatherings were restricted to no more than 5 people (the party had 13 unmasked people present at one time).
Cao is a resident at a condominium apartment in Daisy Road off Braddell Road, where the aforementioned party was held.
He reportedly allowed 12 guests into his home for the party, including Lim, 987FM radio DJ Sonia Chew, actors Jeffrey Xu and Shane Pow (who was also charged in court on 22 April for his 2nd drink-driving offence and saw his Mediacorp contract terminated).
The guests entered the unit between 9pm and 1am, from 2 October to 3 October 2020.
The photos of the party went viral online and the partygoers received heavy criticism.
Cao is represented by defence lawyer S.S. Dhillon from Dhillon & Panoo law firm, and he is due to return to court on 25 May.
Image sources: Jeffrey Xu Instagram and @pei_shi_seah on IG