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Karl Liew Kai Lung, 43, was charged yesterday in district court with giving false information to a public servant and presenting false evidence during court proceedings.
The son of former Changi Airport Group Chairman Liew Mun Leong, who limped on his left leg yesterday, is accused of telling Deputy Superintendent Tang Ru Long on December 10, 2016 that he had found 119 pieces of clothing belonging to him. inside packed boxes. by her family’s former maid.
The information was related to an alleged crime of robbery as a servant on October 28, 2016, at 49 Chancery Lane. ASP Tang was the investigating officer.
After a trial, the former maid, Ms. Parti Liyani, was convicted last year of stealing more than $ 34,000 worth of household items.
Karl Liew is also charged with knowingly providing false evidence in a court proceeding before District Judge Olivia Low on July 17, 2018.
During the trial, he allegedly falsely testified under oath that he owned a cream polo shirt and a red blouse, which were on display in the case.
In September this year, the High Court overturned on appeal Ms. Parti’s conviction and sentence of two years and two months in prison.
Her lawyer, Mr. Anil Balchandani, had argued that she was being incriminated to prevent her from filing a complaint against the family for illegal deployment.
He said that Ms Parti had been told to clean Karl Liew’s office and house in addition to working at the Chancery Lane family home.
In his sentencing, Judge Chan Seng Onn said that he considered the trial judge’s decision to be “unsafe” and referred to the family’s “improper motive” for filing the police report against Ms Parti.
It also raised issues about how authorities handled the case.
The Minister of Internal Affairs and Law, K. Shanmugam, told Parliament on Wednesday that the Attorney General’s Office, beginning with this case, will seriously consider investigating allegations of perjury or other serious crimes if such findings emerge in sentences or decisions in legal proceedings. .
Karl Liew, who is out on $ 15,000 bail, is represented by attorney Adam Maniam of Drew & Napier, who asked for six weeks to render representations on the case.
He is expected to return to court for further mention of his case on December 17.
For giving false information to a public servant, a criminal can be imprisoned for up to six months and fined up to $ 5,000.
Those convicted of presenting false evidence during a judicial process can be imprisoned for up to seven years and fined.
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