SINGAPORE – The two men involved in a fistfight at the taxi stand of Bugis Junction in November last year were charged in court today (April 15).
The former Land Transport Authority (LTA) officer, Tan Hock Guan, 51, and Uber driver, Goh Kok Ling, 60, were charged with causing an affray that disturbed the public peace, reported ChannelNews Asia.
For that, both could be jailed up to one year and/or fined up to $5,000.
In a video of the incident, Goh and Tan were seen throwing punches at each other. Their fight had to be broken up by a bystander. The video went viral a few hours after it was posted online.
Both of them also face a second charge for verbally abusing each other.
In court on Friday, Tan said that he intends to plead guilty to both charges, while Goh said that he would plead guilty to the first charge, but would claim trial to the second charge.
Tan’s case would be mentioned on April 29, reported local media outlets.
Goh said he intends to engage a lawyer. He will next appear in court on May 9.
Tan could face up to six months’ jail and/or be fined $5,000 for verbally abusing Goh.
Goh, on the other hand, could face a stiffer penalty of up to one year’s jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000 for verbally abusing Tan, as he did so while Tan, who was then a public servent, was trying to carry out his duty as a traffic enforcement officer, reported ChannelNews Asia.
Both men are out on bail for $5,000, reported The Straits Times.
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