The defendant was subsequently found to be HIV-positive through blood testing and admitted during an interview with the Center for Infectious Diseases that he had engaged in physical relations with his ex-girlfriend and a man
The Ministry of Health charged the defendant under the Infectious Diseases Act, and he pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday. The chief prosecutor argued that the defendant’s actions could damage public confidence in blood donation activities and requested a prison sentence and a fine of $10,000.
The defendant’s defence lawyer appealed for leniency, stating that her client had been unable to find work in the past two years due to his foreign nationality and HIV-positive status. She requested that the judge not impose a fine. In his sentencing statement, the judge took into account the defendant’s cooperation and confession but emphasized the seriousness of concealing HIV-positive status during blood donation. The defendant was sentenced to three months and two weeks in prison and will begin serving his sentence immediately.
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