A young man from Malaysia concealed that he had sex with more than one sexual partner when he donated blood in Singapore. Unexpectedly, he was found to be infected with HIV by the hospital and was sentenced to 3 months in prison by the court. (Schematic/Pixabay)
A young Malaysian man had sex with his girlfriend half a year later, and then had sex with another man. When he went to a hospital in Singapore to donate blood, he concealed the news from the hospital. Unexpectedly, he was found to be infected with HIV by the hospital and was sentenced to 3 months in prison by the court.
According to the “China Press” report, a 27-year-old man of Malaysian nationality has been working in Singapore for a long time. After having sex with his girlfriend in February 2020, he had sex with another man in August of the same year. Go to the hospital to donate blood on October 8, 2020.
When he went to the hospital to donate blood, the hospital asked him to fill out a physical health assessment questionnaire. Unexpectedly, he immediately concealed that he had sex with more than one sexual partner, and even concealed that one of the sexual partners was of the same sex. At that time, the medical staff of the Singapore Health Sciences Authority reminded the man that if he concealed any health conditions before donating blood, he would face prosecution, but the man still answered “no”. The medical staff also reminded him that if he finally felt that his blood should not be collected When donating for use, you can call the 24-hour hotline to notify the authorities.
When the man’s blood was tested at the hospital, it was found that he was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). After the hospital interviewed the man, he admitted that he had had sex with two sexual partners, one of whom was of the same sex. The hospital immediately notified the Singapore Department of Health to sue the man for violating the Infectious Diseases Act.
When the court opened on the 3rd, the man also pleaded guilty to the National Court of Singapore. The chief prosecutor of the Ministry of Health believes that because the man’s behavior may damage the public’s confidence in blood donation activities, in order to play a deterrent role, the judge asked the judge to sentence him to prison. 3 months and a fine of 10,000 Singapore dollars (approximately NT$230,000).
However, the man’s defense lawyer Victoria (Victoria Tay) pointed out that the man has not been able to find a job in Singapore because of his foreigner status and sexually transmitted diseases. In the past two years, I have exhausted my savings and relied on the meager economic resources given by social workers to maintain my life. I beg the judge not to impose a fine on this.
In the end, the judge took into account that the man actively cooperated with the investigation after the incident and confessed the facts. He was finally sentenced to 3 months and 14 days in prison and will start serving his sentence on May 3.
2023-05-05 06:59:47
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