NEA safety distancing occifer says PSP violate safety distancing during bt batok walkabout!!

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Singapore GE: PSP members, media had details taken by safe distancing officer while on walkabout

SINGAPORE - Six members of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) were on Sunday (June 21) told that they will be fined for breaching safe distancing rules. 

The opposition politicians were on a walkabout on Sunday at Block 358, Bukit Batok Street 31 when two officers approached them and took down their names and other details.

One man was a safe distancing ambassador and the other identified himself as an officer from the National Environment Agency (NEA).

 

The two men also asked for the names of four members of the press who were covering the party, but only a Straits Times reporter agreed to provide them with her details. 

The seven of them – including Ms Gigene Wong, who was introduced by PSP last week – were told that they should expect to be given a fine for flouting the rules. 

When questioned by the PSP members, the NEA officer said he had received a complaint from a member of the public, who said the group had exceeded the five-person limit when they were at a nearby coffee shop earlier.

 

The PSP members disputed this, and said they never had more than five people sitting together.

The officer said they could appeal against the fine.

 

The NEA, in a statement on Sunday, issued a clarification saying the man who had taken down the particulars of the group is not from NEA.

“He is a community volunteer with NEA, who has been trained as an SG Clean Ambassador,” the statement said. 

NEA added that it is “looking into the circumstances of the case, including if there was a violation of safe distancing measures as reported”. NEA also said no fine has been issued, so far.

 

Those who breach safe distancing rules may be fined $300 on their first offence. Repeat offenders face higher fines or prosecution in court.

 

The Elections Department, when issuing campaign guidelines last week, said that if safe distancing ambassadors and enforcement officers come across instances of non-compliance with safe distancing measures by political parties or candidates, appropriate actions in line with prevailing safe distancing guidelines will be taken.

“This is no different than for any member of the general public,” it said.

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge-psp-members-media-had-details-taken-by-safe-distancing-ambassadors-while-on

 

 

No fines issued so far to PSP members over alleged safe distancing breaches during Bukit Batok walkabout: NEA

 

SINGAPORE: No fines have been issued so far to several members of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) over alleged non-compliance with safe management measures, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Sunday (Jun 21).

In response to queries by CNA, NEA said it was aware of an incident on Sunday where PSP members had their particulars taken down in relation to alleged non-compliance with safe management measures at a Housing Board (HDB) block in Bukit Batok.

 

“NEA would like to clarify that the personnel who had taken down the particulars is not an NEA staff (member). He is a community volunteer with NEA, who has been trained as an SG Clean Ambassador," it said.

NEA added that it was looking into the circumstances of the case, including if there was a violation of safe distancing measures as reported.

"No fine has been issued so far," said NEA.

The Straits Times on Sunday said that one of their reporters as well as six PSP members had their personal details taken down by a “safe distancing officer” while on a walkabout at Block 358 Bukit Batok Street 31.

The report said all individuals were informed that they had breached safe distancing rules and would be issued fines.

The Straits Times report identified the individual as an NEA officer who said he had received a complaint from a member of the public saying the group was congregating at a coffee shop nearby, exceeding the five person limit for social gatherings.

CNA has asked PSP and HDB for comment.

Source: CNA/zl

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/progress-singapore-party-bukit-batok-west-fine-safe-distancing-12856590

 

 

I guess is PAP fan volunteer as safety distancing occifer to disturb oppo walkabout!!

Really underhand sia!!!

[The_King]

Not surprised, and  more to different story to comt

[socrates469bc]

if pappy goes walk abt, will the same standard applies????

 

[Homelander]

Hahaha sibei double standards