Ex-NKF chairman run road......singaporeans Lan Lan
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Ex-NKF chairman fled just before ICA could blacklist him
By Derrick A Paulo, TODAY | Posted: 05 June 2007 1034 hrs
SINGAPORE: It was only a matter of hours, but it was enough for Richard Yong to slip out of the grasp of the authorities and the National Kidney Foundation.
The Official Assignee’s (OA) office, which is responsible for the affairs of bankrupts, told TODAY it had “immediately informed” the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to blacklist Yong on the morning of May 17, the day after he was declared a bankrupt.
But the OA learnt the next day that it was too late. The ICA confirmed that Yong had left Singapore “just after midnight, in the early hours of May 17”. Investigations are now underway.
Yong had begun to cash in on his three properties in February, when he admitted liability for damages in the NKFÂ’s civil suit. When he moved house, he did not report his new address to the authorities.
When news of these developments surfaced, the bankruptcy application against Yong was brought forward a month. Filed on April 27, a copy went to the OA, as did a copy of the May 16 date for the hearing, and a copy of the court’s declaration of bankruptcy — as per the usual process. A Mareva injunction to freeze Yong’s assets was filed on May 9.
The OA’s office told TODAY it was first informed by the NKF’s lawyers that Yong had been made a bankrupt and could be “a flight risk” on the morning of May 17.
TODAY understands that Yong’s two daughters are in the United Kingdom. He was last seen on May 21 in Kuala Lumpur. “We do not have precise information on Mr Yong’s current whereabouts. To date he remains uncontactable,” said the OA spokesman. - TODAY/fa -
Fact is, the person I would like to see punishment meted out to is Durai.
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Durai is overseas.............................also...........
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i feel ashamed of the legal system.
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I always thought if you get charged, you won't even be able to leave the country, I guess I'm wrong.
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I wonder if there's a conspiracy theory behind this ...
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I thought today they just announce the interpol thingy?
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Must wait till all the security chiefs come together then announce? If they don't meet up, then nothing happens lar?Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:I thought today they just announce the interpol thingy? -
Thanks Mr Run Away!!
you gave an expensive lesson to ICA and other agencies.
They will polish up their procedures to prevent wanted persons
to be black listed in minutes.
2.This may prevent terrorists from leaving Sg.
The school fee we pay in your gate away seems value for money. -
Why would we want to prevent terrorists from leaving singapore? Shouldn't we be more worried about them coming in?
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People are now left wondering after similar escapes of public figure being investigated or convicted of malpractices of public wrongs brought to light by the public, how could such escapes have occurred given our reputation for ron-fisted rule even against people convicted of even relatively minor offences.
Were such escapes accidental or were there caused by certain laxity deliberate or otherwise within the administration of justice.
Is the police or the judiciary be held accountable for any escape from justice especially of public figures with past connection to the police or the establishment.
Should heavy penalty be imposed on anyone who might be instrumental to or abetting such escape.
Should those in public office be presumed to know the law and be more severely punished and should any who cause laxity to allow such escape and those who abetted in any such escape be brought to justice as well.
If not so held accountable then what will happen to law and order and our respect for the police or the judiciary. -
He wants to see the MRT near his house bombed.Originally posted by ditzy:Why would we want to prevent terrorists from leaving singapore? Shouldn't we be more worried about them coming in?