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A Chinese woman was denied entry after flying from Hong Kong to Singapore. She attacked a female officer of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, punching her shoulder and pinching her arm, causing bruises to the victim.
The 50-year-old Chinese female defendant, Xu Yanyan, faces a charge of intentionally wounding to prevent a civil servant from performing his duties and one charge of violating the Prevention of Harassment Act. She admitted one of the charges, and the other will be considered by the judge when sentencing.
According to the case, the defendant flew to Singapore from Hong Kong on February 13 this year. She was stopped by an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer upon entry and was issued a "no entry order". The defendant was then taken to a lounge in Terminal 2
Woman, 50, Chinese national, punches & pinches ICA officer after being denied entry to S'pore
She was sentenced to eight weeks in jail.
March 19, 2025, 10:19 AM
After a 50-year-old woman was denied entry into Singapore on Feb. 13, 2025, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers arranged for her to return to Hong Kong on Feb. 15.
However, the woman, Xu Yanyan, a Chinese national, objected to the arrangement and kept demanding loudly that she wanted to be repatriated immediately, reported
Shin Min Daily News.
When a female ICA officer, 34, was escorting Xu to another room at around 6:40pm, Xu suddenly punched the officer's right shoulder and pinched her right forearm, causing her pain.
Upon noticing Xu's deeds, a male ICA officer, 32, alerted the police, and the female ICA officer was conveyed to Changi General Hospital (CGH) for treatment.
On Mar. 17, Xu was sentenced to eight weeks in jail.
Female ICA officer sustained bruises
According to court documents seen by
Shin Min, upon arriving at Changi Airport from Hong Kong on Feb. 13, Xu was handed a notice of refusal of entry.
She was then brought to a room at Terminal 2 to wait for her repatriation flight.
After insisting on being sent back to Hong Kong on Feb. 13, Xu was escorted to another room at the airport, during which she assaulted the female ICA officer.
Upon arriving at CGH, the ICA officer was found to have sustained bruises on her right shoulder and was given three days of sick leave.
Not Xu's first time being denied entry to a foreign country
For her offences, Xu was handed one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from her duty and another harassment charge.
On Mar. 17, she was sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment after pleading guilty to one of the charges.
During court proceedings, Xu's counsel stated that Xu initially came to Singapore for "a short, solo trip".
Even though it was not the first time she was denied entry into a foreign country, Xu "did not know what to do" and "felt anxious" after she was issued the notice of refusal of entry at Changi Airport.
Xu's counsel added that she was "deeply regretful" for her actions and would like to apologise to the female ICA officer "sincerely".
All Xu wanted now was to return home and reunite with her family, her counsel said.
ICA statement
In response to
Mothership's queries, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority spokesperson said it takes "a serious view" of persons who obstruct ICA officers from carrying out their duties or cause them physical and/ or verbal harm.
As ICA officers deployed at the checkpoints carry out their duties to safeguard Singapore's borders, the spokesperson reminded travellers to cooperate and comply with their instructions