Peter Lim Sin Pang
22 September 2012. Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang’s trial commences with one charge of obtaining sexual favours from Ms Pang Chor Mui in exchange for giving preference to the tender offered by her company. Other nine chargers will be stood down for now. It was revealed that Ms Pang will be one of the 11 witnesses to be produced by the prosecution. Some SCDF officers also will be called as witnesses. Lawyers said that it is not uncommon to start with an unconnected and distinct charge first as it ensures a fair trial without overwhelming the accused with several unconnected charges. It would also prevent the court from being influenced by unrelated evidence against the accused on different charges. The defence lawyers said that they have not yet decided on their list of witnesses. The case will be mentioned again on 2 November 2012. The eight day trial is expected to be in January 2013.
Ng Boon Gay
Ex-CNB Chief’s trial starts next week Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay will go on trial on Tuesday, 25 September 2012. Ng faces four corruption charges including obtaining sexual favours from Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang in order to favour her contracts. Ms Sue was working with Oracle Corporation Singapore and Hitachi Data Systems between June and December 2011. Ng has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the 18-day trial will take place over two months from 25 September to 29 November, Channel NewsAsia reported.
