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SIGNAPORE: Attorney General Lucien Wong and deputy attorneys general did not participate in any decision by the prosecution regarding the charges against Ms Parti Liyani, the Attorney General’s Office (AGC) said on Wednesday (September 9).
The Indonesian maid was recently acquitted of stealing from her former employer, Changi Airport Group Chairman Liew Mun Leong.
“This case was one of those that AGC routinely handled and did not require the involvement of AG or DAG,” AGC said in a statement.
He added that the case is being reviewed by Deputy Attorney General Hri Kumar Nair.
“AG Lucien Wong, for personal reasons, had already recused himself from the review of this case on September 5, shortly after the High Court ruling was released,” AGC said.
He did not elaborate on the reasons.
READ: Timeline: How former maid Parti Liyani was acquitted of robbing the family of the chairman of Changi Airport Group
AGC noted that several years prior to being appointed Attorney General, Mr. Wong served on the board of CapitaLand Limited while Mr. Liew was president and CEO of the company.
Mr. Wong left the board in January 2006.
“AG Lucien Wong and Mr. Liew did not have a personal relationship, and this continues today,” the AGC said.
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Parti was sentenced in March 2019 to two years and two months in jail after District Judge Olivia Low found her guilty of four counts of robbery. The 46-year-old man had been charged with stealing items worth approximately $ 34,000 from Liew and his family.
On September 4, Judge Chan Seng Onn overturned the convictions and acquitted Ms. Parti of the charges, saying that the prosecution had not been able to prove her case beyond a reasonable doubt.
AGC had said Sunday that it is studying the Superior Court ruling “to assess what additional measures, if any, should be taken in this case.” He said Judge Chan’s comments have raised “issues that warrant further investigation.”
