Briton charged for not wearing mask delays pleading guilty after finding out possible jail sentence

Straits Times/Kelvin Chng

SINGAPORE - The prosecution has asked for a week's jail and a $5,000 fine for a Briton accused of repeatedly failing to wear a mask properly in public amid the pandemic, if he were to admit to his charges. Philip Richard Mockridge, 55, was initially slated to plead guilty on Monday but the case has been adjourned after he found that the proposed sentence was "extremely steep".

The Singapore permanent resident, who was not represented by a lawyer, also told District Judge Soh Tze Bian that he had just been presented with court documents, such as the statement of facts, on Monday and needed more time.He is accused of failing to don a mask properly on three separate occasions between November 2020 and May last year.

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