Two commandos get enhanced jail sentences in dunking case, a
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Two commandos, who appealed against their court sentence for causing the death of 19-year-old national serviceman Second Sergeant Hu En Huai during a dunking exercise, have had their jail terms increased instead.
Chief Justice Yong Pung How on Thursday also dismissed the appeals of Captain M Pandiaraj and Warrant Officer S Balakrishnan.
Captain Pandiaraj had been sentenced to a jail term of three months each on two charges.
One was with abetting Mr Hu's death, by instigating the instructors to carry out the training.
The other was with causing grievous hurt to Captain Ho Wan Huo, who underwent the same training.
The Chief Justice raised his jail term to 12 months for each charge.
The sentences were to run concurrently, which means he would have to serve 12 months in prison.
Warrant Officer Balakrishnan, who was originally jailed two months for each of the two charges against him, had his sentence increased to six months per charge.
The sentences were also to run concurrently.
This means he will have to serve only six months in jail.
During the appeal hearing, Chief Justice Yong said the accused persons were a disgrace to any army, much less the Singapore army.
When Sergeant Hu was dunked, he said they stood by and did nothing and were enjoying it.
Chief Justice Yong described their acts as absolutely brutish and sadistic. - CNA /ch -
KNN, jail term so lax still want to appeal. Should have jailed them for life.
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Totally agreeOriginally posted by iveco:KNN, jail term so lax still want to appeal. Should have jailed them for life.
The parents took so many years to raise him and these fuckers took only a day to end it.
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Shirking responsibility and not taking it like a man.
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By right, if they appeal and failed... They should be whackedOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Shirking responsibility and not taking it like a man. -
our commandos?!!?Originally posted by LazerLordz:Shirking responsibility and not taking it like a man.
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They already got away with it really lightly - and still want to appeal?
I dunno whether this sort of thing is SOP or something for jail sentences... but it does put the two of them in a really unfavourable light. -
commandoes or guards is elite forces?
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For the first time, I think CJ Yong did the right thing. Many other people who had their sentence increased didn't even deserve a guilty verdict. But, this case is different. An innocent life was taken.
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These guys dun know that when the case gets into civil court, they are in hot soup
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pls lah.. when did CJ yong did anything right??? kill a guy and try to kill another.. and they only get 6 and 12 mth??? remember that no money guy that use a toy gun to rob the bank?? what he got ?? can remember?Originally posted by SBS9611D:For the first time, I think CJ Yong did the right thing. Many other people who had their sentence increased didn't even deserve a guilty verdict. But, this case is different. An innocent life was taken.