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SINGAPORE – The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) is seeking permission to be heard at the request hearing for alleged misconduct by two legal service officials.
The AGC has also requested to present court notes related to the case involving domestic servant Parti Liyani and to present to the Chief Justice extracts of relevant evidence that Ms. Parti, who was acquitted of theft, and other witnesses provided.
The 46-year-old woman, who was the maid of former Changi Airport Group Chairman Liew Mun Leong, is seeking permission from the court for an investigation into the conduct of Deputy Prosecutors Tan Wee Hao and Tan Yanying.
The two prosecuted their case in state courts for theft.
Ms Parti’s initial subpoena request was processed ex parte, meaning that only the applicant can be heard, unless the court says otherwise.
The AGC seeks to be represented at the application hearing and has also requested to place excerpts from the proceeding record in the state court trial, as well as evidence notes relating to it and the witnesses Liew and Ng Lai Peng, his wife.
The court notes also include relevant excerpts from last year’s November 1 appeal hearing by Ms. Parti before Judge Chan Seng Onn.
Other documents the AGC is trying to put up include the prosecution’s final submissions at the trial, as well as a copy of its appeal petition, according to court documents seen by The Straits Times.
In August, the AGC, in the same summons, also tried to request the authorization of the Chief Justice for the two prosecutors to appear and be heard by their lawyer at Ms. Parti’s application hearing.
Senior State Counselors Kristy Tan and Jeyendran Jeyapal, as well as State Counsel Jocelyn Teo, were named to represent the couple at the hearing if approved.
The reasons for the request were set out in the attached joint affidavit of support from Mr. Tan and Ms. Tan.
Ms. Parti, who was acquitted on appeal to the High Court earlier this month, had filed a complaint in June against the two legal service officers.
In July, lawyer Anil Balchandani was appointed to act on their behalf in connection with the complaint.
He then submitted an amended version for the Chief Justice to grant permission for an investigation into the allegation of misconduct against Mr. Tan and / or Ms. Tan.
The summons also requested that the court give other instructions it deems appropriate.
Both Ms. Parti’s initial subpoena and the request to be heard at the ex parte subpoena hearing were made before Judge Chan issued his appeal decision earlier this month.
A pre-trial conference was held on Wednesday (September 23) and a new case management hearing will be held in due course.
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