Man accused of appearing nude at police station, spitting at another man during circuit breaker
Among his offences, Larionov Andrei is charged with appearing nude while drunk at the guardhouse of the Tanglin Police Division headquarters on May 2, 2020.
SINGAPORE — A 40-year-old man was charged on Thursday (May 28) with several offences, such as not wearing a face mask as per regulations and verbally abusing police officers.
Larionov Andrei, a Russian, faces 12 charges including criminal intimidation and molestation.
The charges are:
Molesting a woman in the wee hours of Dec 7 last year outside the Le Noir club at Clarke Quay. He is accused of grabbing her buttock. She cannot be named due to a court order to protect her identity.
Threatening a policeman by telling him: “I am (expletive) going to kill you.”
Leaving his home without a reasonable excuse on April 20, failing to wear a face mask during the circuit breaker, telling another man at Orchard Plaza, “If this is Russia, I will shoot you”, and spitting at him.
Leaving his home again two days later without a mask on, being drunk at Geylang Lorong 32 while “shouting indiscriminately” and yelling vulgarities at a policeman.
Appearing nude while drunk at the guardhouse of the Tanglin Police Division headquarters on May 2.
A police prosecutor told the court that Andrei may face five more charges. These include vandalism, affray, harassment, and two more charges under the Covid-19 laws and the Liquor Control Act.
Andrei, who appeared in court through a video link, was offered bail of S$15,000.
Under his bail conditions, he must surrender his passport and report to the investigation officer for any extension of his Special Pass, which allows foreigners to remain in Singapore such as to assist in investigations.
Speaking through an interpreter, Andrei said that he was having problems with his job as he did not tell his employer that he was “stuck in Singapore”. He did not offer more details about his occupation.
He will return to court on June 11.
If convicted of verbally threatening a public servant, he could be jailed up to a year, fined up to S$5,000 or both.
If convicted under the Covid-19 laws, he could be fined up to S$10,000, jailed up to six months, or both.
