PRC COUPLE WHO PROTESTED IN THE MIDDLE OF BENDEMEER ROAD JAILED FOR
FIVE WEEKS EACH
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by farhan on Thu,
10/09/2015 - 7:10pm
On Wednesday (9 September 2015),
the PRC couple who knelt in the middle of Bendemeer Road outside
the Ministry of Manpower office were each sentenced to five weeks
imprisonment.
Bao Weilong and his wife Yang
Xuemei, a sales assistant went to the MOM Services Centre in
Bendemeer Road to demand for a refund of the $6,000 agent fee she
paid find employment in Singapore. She claims to have been cheated
but MOM officers were unable to help them. Seeing this, the couple
knelt in front the MOM foyer with a message saying that they have
been cheated and needed MOM's help in recouping their agency
fees.
MOM officers tried to mediate with
the couple and ushered them into an interview room but when a
settlement could not be reached after multiple attempts, the couple
decided to "carry out Plan B" and knelt on Bendemeer Road despite
the oncoming traffic. Security officers told them to move but they
refused and officers ended up diverting traffic away from the PRC
couple.
In court, Bao Weilong pleaded for
leniency saying that he was sorry and remorseful that he had broken
the law. He wishes to remain here to work and support his family.
His wife also pleaded that she was unaware of the laws and had
elderly parents and children to feed back home.
In a statement released by the MOM
it said that it takes a serious view of foreigners who breach
Singapore laws. It will revoke the work passes of those charged,
convicted and jailed, and permanently bar them from working
here.