SINGAPORE: A permanent resident who went to a secondary school in Singapore left the country during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and defaulted on his national service (NS) obligations.
Chinese national You Jiahao, 23, had his permanent residency revoked after he failed to renew his re-entry permit.
He was fined S$9,000 (US$6,940) by a court on Thursday (Jun 25) after pleading guilty to two counts under the Enlistment Act. Another two charges were taken into consideration.
The court heard that You obtained Singaporean permanent residency in January 2014 when he was 11.
He studied in Outram Secondary School until he was Secondary 4.
In March 2016, an exit permit information letter was sent to You’s last known registered address, stating that he would be subject to regulations under the Enlistment Act from his 13th birthday.
In August 2020, You left Singapore.
Months later in April 2021, a registration notice was sent to his address, directing him to log into the NS portal to complete his registration.
You did not register for NS. A police gazette was raised against him after it was discovered that he had left the country.
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