A youth in Singapore receives a one-year probation sentence after making an online post that authorities treated as communicating false information about bombing a Scoot aircraft. According to reports, the 19-year-old—later described as 20—wrote that he was about to bomb one of Scoot’s planes. The remark led to disruptions at Changi Airport, with three Scoot flights departing late. Each of the three flights is reported to have been delayed for more than an hour, contributing to a combined operational loss of nearly $2,000 for the airline. The defendant later pleads guilty to one count of communicating false information. After the case, he makes full restitution to Scoot. The probation order is issued after the guilty plea and is set for one year, reflecting the court’s handling of the offence as a criminal act despite being presented as a “joke.”
Youth gets probation after online “joke” about bombing Scoot plane
A youth in Singapore receives a one-year probation sentence after making an online post that authorities treated as communicating false information about bombing a Scoot aircraft. According to reports...
- A youth in Singapore posts online that he will bomb a Scoot plane, described as a “joke.”
- The post results in delays to three Scoot flights departing from Changi Airport, each delayed for more than an hour.
- The airline faces nearly $2,000 in total operational losses related to the delays.
- The youth pleads guilty to communicating false information.
- He is ordered to serve one year of probation and makes full restitution to Scoot.
SINGAPORE – A 19-year-old youth caused delays to three Scoot flights departing from Changi Airport following an online “joke” he made stating that he was about to bomb one of its planes. The three flights were each delayed for more than an hour, resulting in a total operational loss of nearly $2,000 for the carrier. Rykes Tan Zhi Kai, now 20, has since made full restitution to Scoot. READ: Bomb jokes still not funny, remain criminal offenses On Aug 6, he was ordered to undergo probation for a year after he pleaded guilty to one count of communicating false information about […]...Keep on reading: Teen gets probation over Scoot bomb joke
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