An extra three similar charges were taken into consideration at sentencing.
The court heard that Tengueu arrived in Singapore on April 2 with the intention of watching a Bruno Mars concert, although he didn’t have a legitimate ticket.
He visited the Singapore Sports Hub on the identical day, Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Da Zhuan told the court.
While walking around the realm, he noticed that some staff – who had passes to work on the Singapore Sports Hub – were capable of freely enter the National Stadium.
Tengueu then hatched a plan to realize access by posing as an worker of the Singapore Sports Hub.
To do that, he approached several individuals with passes and began a conversation with them.
While talking to them, he used his cell phone to record videos of their passes.
Video footage played in court shows Tengueu approaching two different people, one showing the front of the pass and the opposite showing the back of the pass.
The next day, April 3, Tengueu took a screenshot of the pass from a video he recorded and used the photo editing program Photoshop to create a fake pass on his laptop.
He did this by digitally capturing his photograph and adding his name “Karl Philippe” to it.
He then situated a printing press and had multiple copies of the fake pass and a fake VIP concert ticket printed.
At around 8pm that day, Tengueu went to the venue wearing a leash, carrying a forged Singapore Sports Hub pass and a reflective vest to pose as an worker.
He then posted an Instagram Story on his personal Instagram account, including a brief video of him showing off his outfit with text that read, “I’m attempting to get into the Bruno Mars concert with no ticket.”
Thanks to the solid pass, security officers stationed on site allowed Tengueu to enter the National Stadium without having to undergo security.
Lee said no checks were made on his forged pass and no security officers detained him.
At some point throughout the concert, Tengueu also tried to enter the VIP area, but was stopped by a security guard who asked if he had permission to be in the realm.
Shortly before Tengueu left, the safety officer also took a photograph of the fake pass.
Despite this, Tengueu remained on the National Stadium throughout the concert and managed to flee unnoticed.
Singapore Sports Hub security officers were later alerted after an officer who had a photograph of the counterfeit Tengueu pass tried to examine its legitimacy.
When they didn’t locate Tengueu, security officers were instructed to maintain a watch out for him throughout the following concert days.
Tengueu was finally arrested on April 5 when he tried to realize access again using the identical method.
Lee said Tengueu’s crimes could have caused significant damage because he spread his approach to entering the National Stadium on social media.
“This further demonstrates the potential harm to the security of such large-scale events should more people emulate his actions of cavalierly disregarding security controls and cheating entry into the venues.”
