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SINGAPORE: The Minister of Home Affairs and Law, K Shanmugam, will make a ministerial statement in Parliament next month to address the questions raised about the case of Ms. Parti Liyani.
In comments provided to the CNA on Friday (October 2), Shanmugam said that he will make a ministerial statement after the police and Attorney General’s (AGC) reviews are completed. They are expected to be completed in “two to three weeks,” he said.
The Chief Justice granted Ms Parti on Thursday two weeks to reconsider her request for an investigation into the alleged misconduct of two prosecutors in her case, after she expressed some doubts about her follow-up.
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Ms. Parti, who worked as a domestic worker for former Changi Airport Group Chairman Liew Mun Leong, had requested through her lawyer Anil Balchandani the creation of a disciplinary court.
He accuses Deputy Prosecutors Tan Yanying and Tan Wee Hao of misconduct in handling his trial.
Parti had been convicted in March 2019 by a lower court of stealing items worth S $ 34,000 from Liew and her family.
However, a Superior Court judge overturned the conviction on September 4 of this year, highlighting several problems with the conviction findings and how the case was handled.
But Ms Parti wanted to be able to return home to Indonesia “as soon as possible” and initially considered withdrawing her request to investigate the conduct of prosecutors.
However, she “evidently also believes that the DPPs should respond to the allegations that she has presented in her affidavit and is somewhat divided between the various competing considerations,” said the Chief Justice in explaining his decision to postpone the case. .
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The AGC said in a statement Thursday after the hearing that prosecutors “appreciate the opportunity to present a full and transparent account of what happened during the trial involving Ms. Parti Liyani, and will cooperate fully in any investigation.”
“The AGC did not oppose the appointment of the disciplinary court, because this would provide an opportunity for prosecutors to give their version of what happened and explain themselves,” Shanmugam said on Friday.
The matter remains in court, he added.
Should the case be referred to a court and misconduct is found, prosecutors could face penalties such as censure, be removed from the list, be barred from applying for an exercise certificate for up to five years, or have to pay a fine. up to Singapore $ 20,000.
