https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ng-teenage-youtube-content-creator-fined-4000
SINGAPORE - To film footage for his YouTube channel, Kotra Venkata Sai Rohankrishna and three of his friends joined a crowd in Clarke Quay on New Year's Eve last year.
Dressed in a Spiderman costume, Kotra actively engaged the crowd. A few days later, he uploaded a video that contained footage of him breaching Covid-19 safe management measures.
The 19-year-old Singaporean was fined $4,000 in court on Tuesday (May 31) after he pleaded guilty to two charges under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Jeremy Bin said in court documents that some time on or before New Year's Eve last year, Kotra came up with the idea of interviewing intoxicated members of the public to create a video for his YouTube channel.
He got help from his friends Glaxy Low Xuan Ming, Lee Hern Sing and Mr Putchakayala Akash, who agreed to participate in and film his video.
Lee and Mr Akash would operate the lighting and camera equipment, while Low would wear a wrestling mask and play-act in his video.
On the night of Dec 31, Kotra met the trio at Prinsep Street to interview members of the public.
