Christopher de Souza remains Deputy Speaker despite guilty verdict for assisting client to conceal breach of confidentiality order

Singapore’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Christopher de Souza, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal for not making full and frank disclosure to the court when he was aware that his client had breached a search order. Despite the verdict, de Souza retains his position as Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

The silence of Singapore’s mainstream media on Govt’s double standards on law and principles

SINGAPORE — There is a lot the mainstream media is complicit in, such as not calling out the Government when it clearly practises double standards in enforcing the law or principles which it keeps demanding of others. For example, Christopher de Souza has already been found guilty of professional misconduct by a Disciplinary Tribunal and … Read more

PAP to await verdict of appeal by Christopher de Souza before determining course of action

SINGAPORE — People’s Action Party (PAP) will await the verdict by the appeal of Mr Christopher de Souza before it determines the course of action necessary. This was said in a statement by the ruling Party on Tuesday (6 Dec) in response to the news of Mr de Souza being found guilty of professional misconduct … Read more

PAP MP Christopher de Souza found guilty of professional misconduct by disciplinary tribunal

SINGAPORE — Mr Christopher de Souza, a lawyer in Lee & Lee, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal. Mr de Souza, who is also the current deputy speaker of Parliament and People’s Action Party Member of Parliament for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, was found guilty of one out of five charges … Read more