Singapore Court Postpones French Teen’s Straw-Licking Case to July 30
Prosecutors are checking whether a conviction would cancel his student pass as the company replaced 500 straws after the prank.
- On Monday, the State Courts in Singapore adjourned the case of French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien until July 30. The 19-year-old faces charges of mischief and public nuisance for a vending machine prank.
- State Prosecuting Officer Sukhdev Kaur requested the adjournment to clarify with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority whether a conviction would cancel Maximilien's student pass.
- Court documents state that on March 12, Maximilien allegedly filmed himself licking a straw at an IJooz machine in Goldhill Centre, Thomson Road. IJooz sanitized the unit and replaced 500 straws.
- For mischief, an offender faces up to two years in prison or a fine, while public nuisance carries penalties of up to three months in jail or a fine.
- Following the incident, IJooz announced plans to upgrade machines with individually packaged straws and compartments that unlock only after purchase. This reflects Singapore's strict public hygiene regulations.
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A 19-year-old French exchange student faces up to two years in prison in Singapore after licking a straw from a juice machine. The teenager allegedly put the straw back in the machine – and thereby committed a serious crime, prosecutors say.
A stupid prank, self-filmed and posted on Instagram, could have serious consequences for a young Frenchman. The 19-year-old is on trial in Singapore because he licked a straw and put it back in a vending machine. Possible punishment: more than two years imprisonment.
A bold Internet campaign with a licked straw could have serious consequences for a French student in Singapore.
A 19-year-old filmed how he licked a drinking straw from the vending machine and then covered it. In rigidly run Singapore, this could have serious consequences.
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