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SINGAPORE – Temasek said his senior international business advisor, Liew Mun Leong, has contributed to Singapore and its people, and his track record with various companies attests to this.
The investment firm’s comments come days after the Supreme Court acquitted Liew’s former Indonesian maid of the theft, in a ruling that also raised questions about the motivation of Mr. Liew and his family to file a police report against the maid.
Mr. Liew is also President of Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong.
Temasek International CEO Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara said on Tuesday (September 8): “There are many people who have contributed to both the public service and the private sector in Singapore for the benefit of Singapore and our population as a whole. ( Mr. Liew) is one such person, and his track record at CapitaLand, Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong attests to that. “
He responded to questions from The Straits Times at a virtual press conference about Temasek’s performance, and was asked if Liew’s actions go against the company’s values and if he would be investigating the problem.
Pillay said it would not comment further, citing ongoing proceedings on the case.
However, he said: “I think we should listen to Mr. Liew on his side of the issue, and not pass a quick judgment until we have heard all sides of things.”
Mr. Liew had refused to comment on the sentence when contacted by ST.
[[nid:500904]]Last Friday, the High Court acquitted former domestic worker Parti Liyani of stealing from Mr. Liew, who is also the former CEO of CapitaLand, and his family.
Parti, 46, who worked for the Liew family from 2007 to 2016, was charged with stealing items worth more than $ 34,000. After a trial in state courts, she was found guilty of four counts of robbery and sentenced to two years and two months in jail in March of last year. She appealed to the Superior Court against her conviction and sentence, and was acquitted last Friday.
Judge Chan Seng Onn, in a detailed 100-page sentence on the case last Friday, found that the sentences against Ms Parti were “unsafe.” He cited the handling of evidence by the police, the search of the allegedly stolen objects and the undue motive for the complaints of some relatives.
In his view, Judge Chan noted that “some time before her dismissal”, Ms. Parti had expressed dissatisfaction at having to do the extra work of cleaning the house and office of Mr. Liew’s son, Karl Liew.
“There is reason to believe that the Liew family, realizing their unhappiness, took the first preventative step to terminate their employment suddenly without giving them enough time to pack, in the hope that Parti would not use the time to make a complaint to MOM (Ministry of Manpower) ”, said the judge.
[[nid:501152]]When Ms. Parti threatened to complain to MOM after her sudden termination, Mr. Liew and his son followed up with a police report to prevent her from returning to Singapore to file the complaint, the judge said. “In my opinion, the Liew family could not have made a police report if Parti had not expressly threatened on October 28, 2016 to report the matter to MOM.”
The Attorney General’s Office and the MOM said on Sunday they are studying the case to assess whether further action should be taken in this case. The police also said they would be investigating various observations about the police investigations carried out by Judge Chan.
This article was first published in The times of the strait.
