Tampines Rovers vice-captain
Aliff Shafaein (in yellow), has been jailed for
three weeks and fined S$10,500. (Photo by Ko Po Hui)
Embattled S-League star Aliff Shafein has told his lawyer he
hopes “ardent fans” would come forward to help him settle $10,500
in fines.
The former vice-captain of S-League team Tampines Rovers is
currently awaiting jail after being sentenced to a three-week
jail term on Tuesday following an offence in 2006 for driving
without a valid licence.
The 28-year-old midfielder has also been ordered to
pay a fine of S$10,500 on ten other charges by a district court, or
serve another 48 days in jail, reported The Straits
Times.
District Judge Salina Ishak also sentenced him to an
additional five days in jail after he only paid S$100 of a S$1,400
fine imposed in 2006.
According to the same paper, Aliff has told his lawyer he hopes
his fans would come forward to help him settle his latest fines so
that he avoid spending extra days in jail.
The footballer is no stranger to traffic offences after
being caught driving an off-peak car without a supplementary
licence and without a valid driving licence and insurance coverage
in July 2007. He was also caught parking illegally and driving
without a licence one month later.
Just last month, Aliff was involved in a traffic accident along Lentor Avenue, just hours
before he led his club, Tampines Rovers, in the Singapore Cup
final.
He was drink-driving and driving again unlicensed and
uninsured. He also did not have the consent of the car
owner. The Stags eventually lost the final 1-0.
Aliff’s lawyer, Mohamed Muzammil Mohamed, told the court
that although his client’s playing career would be endangered
by a long jail sentence, Tampines Rovers were willing to give him a
second chance provided he promises not to break the law again.
But now it’s also been revealed that Tampines Rovers team
manager Syed Faruk has helped Aliff settle about 50 traffic
summonses over the past two years, amounting to about S$30,000.
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