The 26-year-old man has convictions dating back to 2017 and had received a total of 25 strokes of the cane prior to his latest sentence over immigration offences.
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: Despite being convicted four times previously over immigration offences and receiving a total of 25 strokes of the cane, an Indonesian man took a sampan from Batam, Indonesia to Singapore waters and abandoned the boat before swimming to shore.
The court heard that Brick was arrested by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers in March when he could not produce any evidence to show he was staying here legally.He was referred to ICA's investigation branch, which traced his fingerprints to a person with an"adverse record" under the name of Brick.
Before he was deported, Brick was given a written notice informing him that he was banned from entering Singapore from Jul 10, 2020 and that he needed to obtain prior written permission to enter or reside in Singapore in the future.In end-June 2023, Brick wanted to enter Singapore again for reasons not stated in open court.
In May 2017, he was sentenced to six weeks' jail and four strokes of the cane for an immigration offence.
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