Law & Order

In a twist of event after months of trial, an ex-general manager of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) pleaded guilty on Monday (25 March) for accepting S$86,141 pay-off from the director of two building and repair companies, who also pleaded guilty on the same day. Wong Chee Meng, 59, or also known as Victor, admitted for taking inducements from …

The former domestic worker of Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong was sentenced to 26 months of jail on Mon (25 Mar) after being found guilty on four counts of theft last week. Citing Umaroh v PP [2002] SGDC 265 in her written sentencing remarks, District Judge Olivia Low stressed that the principle of deterrence against the theft of …

By International Human Rights Lawyer M Ravi It has recently been reported that lawyers in Singapore are divided over a police statement on the past offences of a man who circulated videos of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s eldest son. This is in relation to a media statement by the police, who revealed that the man had been convicted of taking …

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (19 March) for his suspected involvement in a case of impersonating as a police officer. The police said in a press release on Thursday that it was earlier alerted to a case of a man identifying himself as a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department. The man purportedly asked a male victim …

Singapore’s extensive probe into illegal financial activities surrounding Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was not politically influenced, but rather motivated by an obligation to safeguard “public interest”. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Enforcement Department executive director Gillian Tan told The Straits Times on Wed (20 Mar) that “We do it simply to look at whether a breach has …

An 81-year-old man has been fined $2,000 for breaching pet shop licensing conditions by failing to ensure that the bird cages were kept clean and dry. In a press release on Thursday (21 March), Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) said that its officers conducted an unannounced routine check on Lee Ah Leng Bird Shop for compliance on pet shop licensing …

The director of a wholesale trade company and a sales executive of a department store at Dunlop Street were fined for giving and receiving gratification under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Mohamed Malik Seeni Syed, a director of wholesale trade company Via Star (S) Pte Ltd, and Arunachalam Arunraj, both Indian nationals, a sales executive of department store Appollo Sellappas …

A former senior executive of a Ministry of Trade and Industry statutory board, SPRING Singapore, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the State Courts on Mon (18 Mar) after he was found guilty of committing forgery using the agency’s name since 2015. Earlier this year, Leong Weng Cheou, 46, pleaded guilty to 18 counts of forgery and 12 counts …

Davinder Singh Chambers (DSC), the law firm representing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his defamation suit against veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian, has sent a statement on 14 March (Thursday) requesting Mr Leong to pay a total of S$21,000 for two summonses. “As you know, on 12 March 2019, the Honourable Justice Aedit Abdullah allowed SUM 148 and dismissed …

A total of 6,000 of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized in Tuas on Monday (11 March) at about 1.30 pm. According to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), its officers conducted checks on a 40-footer container at a warehouse in Tuas which was earlier presented for clearance at the Pasir Panjang Scanning Station. The consignment was declared to contain ten “Game …