An American, who accompanied his wife to Singapore last December for fertility treatment, and overstayed, could be the first US citizen to be caned in 16 years. After his three-month social visit pass expired on March 15, Kamari Kenyada Charlton, 37, is believed to have remained in Singapore for an extra 169 days, which is nearly half a year, without permission from the immigration authorities.
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Illegal American Immigrant In Singapore to Be Caned
AN AMERICAN, who accompanied his wife to Singapore last December for fertility treatment, and overstayed, could be the first US citizen to be caned in 16 years.
After his three-month social visit pass expired on March 15, Kamari Kenyada Charlton, 37, is believed to have remained in Singapore for an extra 169 days, which is nearly half a year, without permission from the immigration authorities.
Under the law, overstaying for more than 90 days is punished by a jail term of up to six months and a minimum three strokes of the cane.
Charlton, who was born in the Bahamas, was arrested at Changi Airport on Sept 1 as he was about to leave the country, his lawyer M. Ravi said at a press conference on Thursday.
UPDATE: ‘The US Embassy is closely monitoring the case and embassy officials have provided consular assistance to this individual, including six visits by consular officials,’ a spokesman for the mission told AFP.
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