SINGAPORE: A French teenager facing criminal charges in Singapore for a straw-licking stunt will enter a plea next month in a case that went viral on social media, a court heard on Friday (Jun 26).
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, who turned 19 on Thursday, is accused of posting to social media a video of himself putting a straw he had licked back into the dispenser on an iJooz vending machine.
His clip went viral and triggered a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore.
His lawyer told a district court on Friday that his client – who was not present at the hearing – would enter a plea on the afternoon of Jul 13. Court documents indicate the case has been fixed for a guilty plea.
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