A local resident who underwent compulsory testing for COVID-19 because he was believed to have crossed paths with carriers of the disease or those who had close contact with them is facing a string of charges for insulting and attacking customs officers earlier this week, Macau's Public Prosecution Office (MP) has announced.
According to an MP statement yesterday, the suspect insulted and attacked the officers at the Pac On Ferry Terminal nucleic acid testing (NAT) site in Taipa on Tuesday. He had been ordered to undergo the test because he had failed to take part in the government's citywide testing drive last week.
According to the official testing procedures, the man was supposed to wait at the testing site for the test result. However, according to the statement, the man suddenly became "emotionally unstable" during the wait and insulted and "pushed" two customs officers several times on duty at the terminal. When the suspect tried to flee the waiting area he allegedly attacked the officers when they stopped him from leaving the facility, injuring one of them in the face and damaging his glasses.
According to the statement, the suspect is facing various charges such as resisting the security forces' orders, property damage and slander. He faces a prison term of up to five years.
The suspect has been released on his own recognisance.
