The wife of the CEO of Venture Corp, who was charged under Section 323 for slapping an SIA stewardess, has been acquitted with just a warning. She had earlier settled a civil case with the stewardess for an undisclosed amount. Nevertheless, the criminal case against her should not have been dropped just because of that.
There is no reason why the Public Prosecutor should withdraw the case against her and it is every bit AGAINST the public interest to drop the charge. This sends a very wrong signal to Singaporeans: that you can assault whoever you please, as long as you have money. The decision to drop this case is tantamount to giving tacit assent for anyone to pay for the right to beat people up.
Will the new Justice minister make clear his position on this matter and discipline the errant DPP? We have all heard about how LHL slapped Dhanabalan....did they settle for an undisclosed sum too?
isn't it always the case?
That is one of the differences between a wealthy person and a ordinary Singaporean.
And I believe such case can occur anywhere in the world, not just peculiar to Singapore.
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
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