Tag: Sinagapore
Posted on Fri Oct 22, 2010 at 08:12:00 AM EST
Tags: Sinagapore, caning (all tags)
Shades of teenager Michael Fay, only this time it's a Florida businessman who overstayed his visa. Sinapore is deciding whether to impose caning as a punishment on Kamari Charlton, 37, a former Florida State University college football player who owns a construction company in Florida.
Charlton's case is unique, his defense team argues. His wife was in the country on a six-month medical visa, while he was on a three-month tourist visa. Unlike most offenders who overstay, Maaran said, Charlton was not in Singapore to take advantage of its strong economy by working illegally. He overstayed by 169 days, according to court documents.
Charlton was arrested as he was leaving Singapore with his pregnant wife. He also faces six months in jail.[More...]
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