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SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man who defaulted on his National Service (NS) obligations for over a decade pleaded guilty on Friday (Jan 13) to two counts under the Enlistment Act.

Jonathan Tan Huai En, 28, pleaded guilty to “remaining outside Singapore without a valid exit permit” for 10 years, four months and 13 days.

In 2000, Tan, who was then 12, moved to Canada with his mother and two siblings. Court documents say the family moved because Tan and his younger brother “were unable to cope with the Singapore education system’s policy of studying a compulsory (second) language”.

When the family left, they had no intention of returning, and Tan and his mother and siblings became Canadian citizens in 2005.

However, Tan was forced to return to Singapore in 2015, after a total of 15 years away, to fulfil his NS obligations after authorities blocked him from renouncing his citizenship “until and unless” he served NS, Tan’s lawyer Ms Josephine Choo said.

Tan, who is the eldest son of Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng, enlisted in 2016 and is currently serving as a preventive medicine technician.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Houston Johannus called for a five-month jail term, given the length of Tan’s default and his “substantial connection with Singapore”.

Tan “reaped the benefits of Singapore citizenship”, having completed his primary school education here before emigrating, and stood to “reap future benefits as a Singaporean” because he had not renounced his citizenship.

Two registration notices were sent to Tan’s father in 2005 and 2006, but only the third, sent in June 2006, reached him. When Tan failed to register for NS, a police gazette was raised against him in November the same year.

In 2009, Tan’s father contacted the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) to inform it that Tan intended to renounce his Singapore citizenship. As he had not fulfilled his NS obligations, he was not allowed to, and Tan eventually enlisted in early 2016.

Ms Choo argued a fine would suffice. She argued the case was “unusual”, given the entire family’s “clear intention to emigrate permanently”.

Even Tan's father was granted Canadian permanent residency, though he gave it up “due to lack of employment opportunities overseas”, court documents said, and opted to remain in Singapore to practice and support his family.

Ms Choo also urged the court not to penalise Tan for a decision he did not make – it was his parents’ decision to move the family to Canada, she said.

The lawyer said Tan realised he had NS obligations in 2013, when he wanted to travel to Singapore to visit his ill grandfather, only to be told by his mother he would be arrested if he came back.

After he realised this, Tan, who worked at a Canada-based MNC after earning a degree in applied sciences and a masters in engineering, made arrangements to return to Singapore in 2014, Ms Choo said. He arrived in 2015 and enlisted the next year.

Tan will be sentenced on Feb 2.

For remaining outside Singapore without a valid exit permit, he could be jailed for up to three years and/or fined up to S$5,000.

Tan’s younger brother Isaac is under investigation and will be dealt with separately, court documents state.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ing-on-ns-obligations-for-over-a/3436532.html
 

Pinkieslut

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Family of losers. Typical sinkies. I recommend our Leeders to give this family 全家处斩!
 

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prosecution say he will “reap future benefits as a Singaporean” ????!!!

prosecutor should be sent to IMH for check up.
 

eatshitndie

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my friend's son who was refused renunciation of sg citizenship by ica because he didn't register for and serve ns finally settled 2 separate matters with mindef and ica respectively by showing up in person to sort out the paperwork. because he's born in the u.s., spends all his life in the u.s. and did not enjoy benefits and privileges as a sinkie shitizen, he's spared by just having to pay a fine of $500. his case concluded in december of last year, just before year end holidays.
 

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if u awoled and left for another country and had to come back,that is the ultimate loser.
 

eatshitndie

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if u awoled and left for another country and had to come back,that is the ultimate loser.

what to do? young men still need to see their grannies, aunties, uncles, cousins for either weddings or funerals. when they get jobs with mnc's, they may have to attend conferences and trade shows in sg. cannot keep telling their employers they are wanted abscondees in sg. very bad for career and professional development. must settle paperwork with sg authorities once and for all, just like sg must settle with hk on missing paperwork for seized terrex. there should be no double standards in pristine perfect paperwork. :p
 

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This is Spore where got “reap future benefits as a Singaporean” :eek:

Everything here is Pay And Pay. People who want to send their kids to the local international schools cannot even get permission unless of course they are elites.
Let's be honest NS has become an unfair burden on Sporeans that prevent them from competing with foreigners.

It is also one of the main reasons that drive males to emigrate.
 

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Even Tan's father was granted Canadian permanent residency, though he gave it up “due to lack of employment opportunities overseas”, court documents said, and opted to remain in Singapore to practice and support his family.

What the fuck ? Senior Counsel of Singapore not marketable in Canada ? Paper tiger ah ?

Even Gopalan Nair can carve out a niche for himself in US.
 

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my friend's son who was refused renunciation of sg citizenship by ica because he didn't register for and serve ns finally settled 2 separate matters with mindef and ica respectively by showing up in person to sort out the paperwork. because he's born in the u.s., spends all his life in the u.s. and did not enjoy benefits and privileges as a sinkie shitizen, he's spared by just having to pay a fine of $500. his case concluded in december of last year, just before year end holidays.

Other countries freely let their citizens renounce citizenship.
 

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What the fuck ? Senior Counsel of Singapore not marketable in Canada ? Paper tiger ah ?

Even Gopalan Nair can carve out a niche for himself in US.

Sinkee judges are laughing stock. Don't think sinkee lawyers are highly regarded either.
 

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Sinkee judges are laughing stock. Don't think sinkee lawyers are highly regarded either.

Hello, Senior Counsel of Singapore is the equivalent of Queen's Counsel in UK. This is why many QCs have been denied admission into Singapore Bar to defend their clients because they are no match for Senior Counsels.

This is the first time I hear Singapore's SC chuay bo kang in other countries. WTF !
 

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Hello, Senior Counsel of Singapore is the equivalent of Queen's Counsel in UK. This is why many QCs have been deny entry into Singapore to defend their clients because they are no match for Senior Counsels.

This is the first time I hear Singapore's SC chuay bo kang in other countries. WTF !

SC only kuat in sinkapore ....outside sinkapore, nobody knows what is that. SC = QC ...makes the Brits laugh. Just like Minister Mentor title ...who the hell knows what it means.
 

eatshitndie

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What the fuck ? Senior Counsel of Singapore not marketable in Canada ? Paper tiger ah ?

Even Gopalan Nair can carve out a niche for himself in US.

such highly placed and high powered legal eagle in sg can't even provide decent advice to own son on ns and renunciation matters. must be another jiak liao bee civil serpent who can talk cock but cannot walk the talk.
 

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the chap should have waited until he was past NS age of 35 before returning
 

garlic

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Did his son return to SG due to lack of employment opportunities abroad?
 

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This is not a traffic offence or forgot to pay TV licence category where you get $500 fine. I also checked - there is no such cases under the Enlistment Act that ended with a $500 fine for last 6 months. You do realise that court convictions are traceable as they are public record.

If the decision is to charge in court you still have to do NS. His parents cannot claim that they did not know about NS. He too cannot claim that he was not aware of NS as he grew up in US and not in the jungle away from civilisation.

If he was born in US, it does not mean that he automatically became a Singapore citizen and the Singapore's Government ICA records was automatically updated by god. The parents applied to make him a citizen of Singapore and making an application. The rules are the same whether you are born in Singapore, the moon or out of space. Once you register to become a citizen the clock starts ticking unless the parents apply for deferment until the age of 21 and then apply for renunciation.

These kinds of claims are made regularly with many writing long letters or asking their lawyers to write in. Moment you fly in you will placed under arrest and brought to Mindef as your name would be on the defaulters list. It is also not like McDonalds where you walk to the counter and make an application.





my friend's son who was refused renunciation of sg citizenship by ica because he didn't register for and serve ns finally settled 2 separate matters with mindef and ica respectively by showing up in person to sort out the paperwork. because he's born in the u.s., spends all his life in the u.s. and did not enjoy benefits and privileges as a sinkie shitizen, he's spared by just having to pay a fine of $500. his case concluded in december of last year, just before year end holidays.
 
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