SINGAPORE — A 25-year-old man was jailed for nine weeks on Tuesday (Aug 30) for defaulting on his National Service (NS) obligations for more than four years to pursue university studies.
Tsai Yi-Hsuan pleaded guilty to three counts under the Enlistment Act for remaining outside the country without an exit permit, becoming the 19th NS defaulter to be jailed after theTsai was born and grew up in Taiwan but was registered as a Singapore citizen when he was aged about 18 months, the court heard. His father is from Taiwan and a former Singapore permanent resident while his mother and sister are Singapore citizens.Sometime around August 2013 after he turned 16.
On June 3, 2014 while he was at CMPB to register for NS, an employee there reminded him to apply for a valid exit permit while he was registering for NS. Tsai said that he was preparing for his university entrance exams at this time and did not ask his mother about his NS obligations because his university studies were his priority, DPP Ng said.
Tsai failed to report for that screening despite being informed that he would be considered a NS defaulter. He returned in October 2018 to take the Oath of Renunciation, Allegiance and Loyalty to retain his Singapore citizenship. stated that the Singapore citizenship was better, as housing and good jobs were difficult to find in Taiwan. felt that he could have a bright future in Singapore and eventually start a family in Singapore.“ stated that the Singapore citizenship was better, as housing and good jobs were difficult to find in Taiwan.
Tsai returned to Singapore in February 2019, a month after an enlistment inspector informed his mother that Tsai had committed offences under the Enlistment Act.
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