'Badge lady' Phoon Chiu Yoke withdraws bid to travel to China; prosecution calls her a flight risk

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SINGAPORE — A woman who stands accused of failing to wear a face mask in a public place, after having already been

, withdrew her request to leave Singapore on Monday because she was unable to furnish the court with details of her travel itinerary.

She was also given a third charge under the Infectious Diseases Act of failing to attend an investigation hearing convened by the Singapore Tourism Board on March 31. On Monday, District Judge Lorraine Ho told Phoon that as the latter was unable to provide a detailed travel itinerary, she would not be able to approve Phoon's application to leave the country, to which Phoon said it was not pertinent to her case.

As to the lack of details in her travel plan, Phoon said there were certain arrangements she was unable to make in Singapore, and that she also preferred to keep it"flexible" by not making any making too many hotel reservations in advance. "We also note... while she has family members in Singapore, they consist of aged parents and a brother, and she does not stay with them," said the prosecutor, adding that there were also discrepancies in the travel documents that Phoon had provided to the court.

"If I really had wanted to leave the country, I would have left without for travel authorisation," said Phoon.

 

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Go China can be even worse for her. There has strict lockdowns when cases arise. Think twice.

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