The prosecutor on Tuesday asked for Phoon to be remanded at IMH for two weeks. Phoon, who was unrepresented and appeared via video link from her place of remand with her nose showing above her mask, requested for bail.
"I am a professional," she said. "I was an ex-Naval officer and I have a good conduct in my history. I have residence in Singapore and I see no reason why I need to be remand(ed)."
District Judge Adam Nakhoda replied that the investigating officer had put up a report stating that Phoon had not complied with the requirement to wear a mask in public numerous times.
When asked what she had to say to that, Phoon said: "Well, Your Honour, I am not familiar with this new (requirement) that requires me to wear a mask."
She said she had returned from Scotland from a holiday of six to seven weeks around Jun 24 last year and had never heard of a regulation to put on a mask.
"I have never read any information that I have to wear a mask and so that's why I did not do so," she said.
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"I am a professional," she said. "I was an ex-Naval officer and I have a good conduct in my history. I have residence in Singapore and I see no reason why I need to be remand(ed)."
District Judge Adam Nakhoda replied that the investigating officer had put up a report stating that Phoon had not complied with the requirement to wear a mask in public numerous times.
When asked what she had to say to that, Phoon said: "Well, Your Honour, I am not familiar with this new (requirement) that requires me to wear a mask."
She said she had returned from Scotland from a holiday of six to seven weeks around Jun 24 last year and had never heard of a regulation to put on a mask.
"I have never read any information that I have to wear a mask and so that's why I did not do so," she said.
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