SINGAPORE – Two males who needed to fish in Sembcorp Marine’s premises, a restricted space in Tuas, noticed a gap within the fence and crawled by way of it with their fishing tools.
They spent the afternoon fishing by a lagoon, which is an space managed by Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), earlier than they have been caught crawling out of the identical gap within the fence by cops.
Neither of them caught any fish.
On Friday (March 18), one of many males, Ahmad Danial Mazlan, 28, was fined $600 for trespassing onto authorities premises. One different comparable cost was considered for his sentencing.
The different man, Muhammad Fikri Eshak, 27, was given a warning.
The courtroom heard that on Aug 28 final yr at about 2.15pm, the pair went to Tuas View Extension to fish within the restricted space managed by JTC.
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They walked alongside the fence on the lookout for a gap to entry the restricted space close to to the shoreline and noticed a lower opening at about 2.35pm.
They entered the world by way of this opening with their fishing tools and fished on the lagoon space.
They left at about 7.15pm and have been ultimately caught by the police, who have been alerted by a member of the general public.
State Prosecuting Officer Lim Yeow Leong informed the courtroom that Ahmad Danial knew the world was fenced as much as forestall unauthorised entry and there was additionally an indication put up by JTC warning folks to not enter the premises and that trespassers could be prosecuted.
For wilfully trespassing into authorities grounds, Ahmad Danial may have been fined as much as $1,000.
