Ex-teen actor starts jail term for insubordination in NS
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http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/STIStory_194094.html
Jan 8, 2008
Ex-teen actor starts jail term for insubordination in NS
By David Boey
FORMER teen actor Marcus Ng Yi Loong, 21, began his one-week jail term on Tuesday after he failed in his appeal to get the sentence for insubordination quashed.
The High Court on Tuesday upheld the jail sentence meted out by a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) court martial in July last year. He was also reprimanded by a Military Court of Appeal for being rude to his superior.
This is the second time he has been hauled up since he started his military service in September 2006.
Ng, who holds the rank of Private, is perhaps best-known as the rebellious teen in the TV sitcom Phua Chu Kang.
Ng's troubles in the SAF began in October 2006 when his superiors at the SAF Medical Training Institute slapped him with four charges for offences including not obeying orders.
In February last year, while he was being investigated by the SAF legal process, Ng chased and argued aggressively with a 50-year-old woman Warrant Officer in his unit's Operations Room.
A Master Warrant Officer, a trained Commando, saw the altercation and intervened.
Ng rudely shrugged off the Master Warrant Officer's hand when he tried to calm the Private.
For this, Ng faced two more charges: one for insubordinate behaviour after the Operations Room argument, and another for improper conduct.
Last July, an SAF court martial found him guilty of these charges and sentenced him to seven days jail at the SAF Detention Barracks for each charge.
Unhappy with the sentence, Ng lodged a Notice of Appeal - a legal right for all SAF serviceman to seek redress - and was granted a hearing by a five-person panel chaired by Justice Choo Han Teck.
In the meantime, Ng was fined $500 for two of the earlier charges and acquitted on the other charges.
On Tuesday, Ng's defence lawyer, Mr Wendell Wong from Drew & Napier, said a jail term was 'the harshest punishment I've ever seen for this sort of offence'' and urged the panel to quash the convictions or impose a fine instead.
But Mr Luke Tan, head of Military Law at the Ministry of Defence, argued: 'This is akin to a case where a person is on bail. Has he learnt anything from it? No, he goes one up and goes after two other officers.'
'It would be inappropriate to give a little slap on the risk by imposing a fine as that would be of little consequence to him.''
Some 25 people, including Ng's mother, Madam Florence Tan, 58, were in court when the panel reached a unanimous decision to uphold the first charge and reduce the second sentence to a reprimand.
He appeared teary-eyed when led away to begin his sentence.
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pwned.
what got his knickers in a twist?
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tis guy last time is Albert rite? the one who idolise Jimmy Lin n act as Mark Lee's younger bro.
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see the way he walks ... also ba long long .... maybe he'll wake up his idea now .... he think wat, his father's army ah ? .... -
youngsters these days...
suka suka throw punches...
suka suka show temper.... -
My secondary school junior.
No angel at all. There was another case that showed the nasty side of him.
But I will not talk about it here. -
Nope.. SAF is not own by Phua Chun Beng for crying loud..Originally posted by Fatum:see the way he walks ... also ba long long .... maybe he'll wake up his idea now .... he think wat, his father's army ah ? ....
He really tink he is famous in MTI and Nee Soon Camp? And some say Tekong..
Come suck my hairy rambutan lar Private Ng..
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he has only himself to blame.
somebody pls ask him to wake up his bloody idea.
he tink he is a superstar huh? -
I'm blaming the parents too ..... IMO it's the parents who molly-coddle their offspring that they turn into such brats .....
instead of sucking it up and taking it like a man ..... the lawyers were call in .... something which only the parents could have paid for ..... that goes to show how much the parents over protect him .... ho seh liao ... lawyers get called in, the press gets wind of this, and now he's all over the news ...... all his face's gone ....
welcome to the real world boi .... -
Oh dear. Just like that Dave Teo Ming fella. Why so garang?
Jack Neo's two "I Not Stupid" proteges, take note. Or have they enlisted? -
oh, that's where he's at ? ....Originally posted by Maurince:Nope.. SAF is not own by Phua Chun Beng for crying loud..
He really tink he is famous in MTI and Nee Soon Camp? And some say Tekong..
Come suck my hairy rambutan lar Private Ng..
how long has he been in the army already ? .... still a private, can't be that long, and he's already been charged twice ? .....
this little turd richly deserves his fate .... -
Something to do with a school principal? The media went ape over the molest allegation but the cops never charged the man. Poor fella.Originally posted by LazerLordz:My secondary school junior.
No angel at all. There was another case that showed the nasty side of him.
But I will not talk about it here. -
got character
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From what I heard, it was a false allegation. They should have smacked him hard back them.Originally posted by ChineseJunk:Something to do with a school principal? The media went ape over the molest allegation but the cops never charged the man. Poor fella. -
say leh!Originally posted by LazerLordz:My secondary school junior.
No angel at all. There was another case that showed the nasty side of him.
But I will not talk about it here.
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what was that about ? .....Originally posted by Shotgun:From what I heard, it was a false allegation. They should have smacked him hard back them. -
Sigh. Well, I wasn't surprised when it turned out to be him.Originally posted by ChineseJunk:Something to do with a school principal? The media went ape over the molest allegation but the cops never charged the man. Poor fella. -
actually if he felt he didn't deserve it, he did the right thing. just sucking it up and "being a man" is a dumb thing to do if one feels its unjustified.Originally posted by Fatum:I'm blaming the parents too ..... IMO it's the parents who molly-coddle their offspring that they turn into such brats .....
instead of sucking it up and taking it like a man ..... the lawyers were call in .... something which only the parents could have paid for ..... that goes to show how much the parents over protect him .... ho seh liao ... lawyers get called in, the press gets wind of this, and now he's all over the news ...... all his face's gone ....
welcome to the real world boi ....
the only thing is, i wonder if he was adviced on his chances of winning properly....... -
Rebel in PCK... Rebel in SAF...
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Well, it's his right to have a lawyer. And it's his own money as well.
That's within the SAF Act, so let's not start a fragfest over whether one should or should not engage a lawyer in the context of the Act. -
now he really famous in whole of SAF lorOriginally posted by Maurince:Nope.. SAF is not own by Phua Chun Beng for crying loud..
He really tink he is famous in MTI and Nee Soon Camp? And some say Tekong..
Come suck my hairy rambutan lar Private Ng.. -
Right on.Originally posted by Shotgun:From what I heard, it was a false allegation. They should have smacked him hard back them. -
I read from the article, he started serving his full time NS in September 06
n gotten into trouble in October 06. I wonder if he is exempted from BMT?
After a month in unit, got into trouble already.
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of course it's his right ...... I'm talking about taking his punishments as a man and a soldier ......Originally posted by hisoka:actually if he felt he didn't deserve it, he did the right thing. just sucking it up and "being a man" is a dumb thing to do if one feels its unjustified.
the only thing is, i wonder if he was adviced on his chances of winning properly.......
i can imagine him running crying to mommy and dear mommy engaging an expensive lawyer for darling sonny ....
these spoiled little turds deserves to go inside and "peh" for a while ..... he's the sort who "won't cry till he sees his own coffin " one ... -
say leh!!Originally posted by LazerLordz:My secondary school junior.
No angel at all. There was another case that showed the nasty side of him.
But I will not talk about it here.