Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers. Prosecutors sought only the maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars ($1,551), saying the staged act was intended for social media and risked undermining confidence in the hygiene of a commonly used vending machine. Prosecutors said immigration authorities will decide if Maximilien can keep his student pass in Singapore after considering all relevant factors. Defence counsel Kalidass Murugayan said the student has been living in Singapore without family support and expressed deep remorse for his actions. IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, filed a police report over the stunt and sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine.