The infamous Phoon Chiu Yoke also known as the “badge lady” is now facing 14 new charges for not wearing a face mask and other charges.
She is also facing charges for breaching her stay-home notice last year and the prosecutor said that her latest offence was committed just recently. (2 weeks ago).
Out of the 14 new charges, 10 of them are charges pertaining to not wearing a mask in public.
List of location she failed to wear mask
Marina Bay Sand
July 5 2021
July 8 2020
July 9 2020
Saint Andrew’s Cathedral
Jan 17 2021
Feb 28 2021
March 28 2021
Ion Orchard shopping mall on May 6 2021
Tiong Bahru Market on May 21 2021
Phoon’s bail has since increased to $12,000
The authorities said that due to her failure to cooperate with further investigations, the Director of Public Prosecutions will increase her bail from SGD$8,000 to SGD$12,000.
She ignored all calls that were from the ICA and Phoon defend herself by saying that she has received alot of prank calls and would occasionally miss the calls on her phone.
According to a video posted on Singapore Road Accidents, a cyclist was sent flying after a car hit it while the cyclist was crossing the street. It is obvious that the traffic light was in the favour of the driver because, at the traffic junction, the lights were red for cars moving from left to right or right to left.
A lorry was seen seconds after the accident has happened, this means that the light was indeed green and in favour of the driver.
However, the “internet split into two groups” when the video was posted, some support the cyclist while some support the driver.
According to the Police media release, Two males, ages 32 and 44, have been detained for allegedly selling counterfeit products over the internet.
The arrest was made last Thursday (July 1), officers from the Criminial Investigation Department (CID) carried out raids at Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 and along Bishan Street 23.
During the raid, more than 2,700 pieces of allegedly trademark-infringing merchandise were confiscated.
The items included branded clothing, wireless earbuds/headphones and various electronics that are worth over $50,000.
“The police will not hesitate to take tough action against perpetrators who profit at the expense of legitimate businesses and consumers.” said the Police
If the two men are found guilty of selling or distributing goods with falsely applied trademarks, they can be fined up to a maximum of SGD$100,000, jailed up to 5 years. or both.
On June 28, 2021, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) charged 14 people with importing 54,392 electronic vaporisers (e-vaporisers) and related components into Singapore. The illegal items’ street value is believed to be over $700,000, making this the greatest confiscation to date.
The 14 smugglers ranged in age from 22 to 54 years old. They were found guilty in court and sentenced to up to two months in jail.
Large quantities
Vaporiser devices
How they were caught:
According to ICA’s media release
“The 14 smugglers comprise drivers and attendants of seven lorries from the same Malaysian company. Their attempt to smuggle the prohibited products was foiled by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Tuas Checkpoint on 7 June 2021. ICA officers had found the prohibited products concealed in the cabin passenger seats of the seven Malaysian registered lorries which were used to transport live chickens into Singapore.
HSA’s investigations revealed that these 14 smugglers were instructed to proceed to a designated location in Singapore where they would be approached by a person who would collect the prohibited products.”
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) responded to accusations earlier today (July 5) of police abuse made by a man who was detained in police custody in February 2020 for drink-driving.
In the video posted on the Online Citizen platform, See claimed that he was locked up longer than needed and said that he supers claustrophobia and he was harm during his lockup.
However, the Singapore Police Force posted further statements to debunk the accusations.
Here are the statements Police posted on Facebook:
FURTHER STATEMENT ON ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST THE POLICE BY SEE KIAN BENG
In response to further media queries – the Police are aware of the further allegations carried by The Online Citizen Asia (“TOCA”), that See Kian Beng (“See”) was not aware that he had been arrested for drink driving.
In his latest statement, he said that he was not told that he had failed the initial breath analyser test at the roadblock.As we had stated in our previous statement, See had failed his first breath analyser test conducted at the Police roadblock, which gave a preliminary indication of the level of alcohol in his body.
Otherwise, there would have been no grounds to arrest him, and no reason to bring him to the lock-up to be subject to a Breath Evidential Analyser (BEA) machine test for a more detailed reading.
See passed the BEA machine test, after multiple attempts, with a recorded result of 31 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, which is just below the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
It is possible for a person who fails the initial breath analyser test during checks at the roadblock to subsequently pass the BEA machine test at the Police lock-up. This is because the body will process the alcohol in a person’s bloodstream over time. The benefit of the doubt is given to the person should he pass the BEA machine test.
After See failed his breath analyser test at the roadblock, he was conveyed in a Police van to the lock-up. During this time, See was not placed in handcuffs, although he had been arrested for drink driving.
Police officers have the discretion not to apply handcuffs on a person arrested for drink driving if he is cooperative, but this does not mean that the person is not under arrest.In fact, See’s claims that he was not told that he had failed the initial breath analyser test at the roadblock, is contrary to the accounts that he had given to the Police in the course of investigations.
He had acknowledged that he had “failed” his breath analyser test at the roadblock, and hence had to be brought to the lock-up for a further test. While being processed for admission into the Police lock-up, See was given the opportunity to highlight his pre-existing medical conditions.
See did not declare claustrophobia when he was examined by the Nursing Officer. He was assessed to be fit for detention. Thereafter, See was placed in a Temporary Holding Area (THA) that is about 30 square metres in size, which is about half the floor area of a typical HDB 3-room flat, with a ceiling height of more than 5 metres, which is about twice that of most flats. The THA also has almost floor-to-ceiling transparent panels and overlooks a common corridor. See remained within the view of our officers while in the THA.
See eventually had to be transferred to a padded cell as he had refused to remain in the THA, and had threatened to hurt himself.
The letter which TOCA produced from a Medical Officer simply stated that See had failed to proceed with an MRI scan on 5 May 2016 as See claimed to suffer from claustrophobia. It is not a clinical diagnosis of claustrophobia.Police had tried to contact See before the posting had been carried online. However, he had refused our offer to arrange a further interview with him.
We thank the public for their continued support and trust in us. We hope to be able to devote our resources to keeping the public safe from crime and security threats, rather than having to debunk false allegations against our officers who are just trying their best to do their job.
Unfortunately, within the past two months, the Police have had to debunk two sets of false allegations which were published by the same social media platform.
However, it has now turned out that people overseas are outraged at how the Ang Moh, Benjamin Glynn, is being “treated”.
They have allegedly raised over $50,000 for his legal fees and accused Singapore, saying that Glynn is stuck under an “oppressive legal regime”.
They claimed that Glynn was “arrested unfairly and violently by the Singapore Police”.
They also said that “The people of Singapore are hell bent on starting a witch hunt against Ben for exercising his human right of freedom of movement without a mask.”
