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SINGAPORE: Former maid Parti Liyani has decided to continue her case against two prosecutors and request a disciplinary investigation against them for alleged misconduct.
Ms. Parti accuses Deputy Prosecutors Tan Yanying and Tan Wee Hao of misconduct in handling her trial. The Chief Justice gave him two weeks on October 1 to decide whether he wanted to continue or abandon the case, as he had doubts.
In a statement to the CNA on Thursday (October 15), the spokesperson for Parti of the Humanitarian Organization for the Economy of Migration (HOME) said that it “has resolved to move forward” with the case.
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The Indonesian woman had been convicted in March last year by a lower court of stealing S $ 34,000 from former Changi Airport Group Chairman Liew Mun Leong and his family, but the High Court overturned the conviction on September 4.
In the judgment of Judge Chan Seng Onn, he outlined various problems with the conviction findings and how the case was handled.
After her acquittal, Ms Parti requested through her lawyer Anil Balchandani that a disciplinary tribunal be established to investigate the case.
However, she was “somewhat overwhelmed” and was torn between wanting to continue the case against prosecutors and returning to Indonesia as soon as possible.
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Prosecutors said at the Oct. 1 hearing that they will not object to the matter being referred to a court for investigation, as this would give them an opportunity to present their account of what happened and fully explain themselves.
If the Chief Justice grants permission to Ms Parti, he will appoint a disciplinary tribunal. The court will hear the case and investigate the complaint before submitting a report to the Chief Justice.
If the court does not find a sufficiently serious cause for disciplinary action against prosecutors, the President of the Supreme Court will dismiss the complaint, in accordance with the Law of Legal Profession.
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If sufficient cause is found for disciplinary action, the Chief Justice may appoint an attorney and an attorney or legal services officer to request an order to impose penalties on prosecutors.
These include censorship, removal from the list, being prohibited from applying for a certificate of exercise for up to five years, being fined up to S $ 20,000 or other penalties.
CNA has contacted Ms. Parti’s attorney for more information.
