Former NKF chairman Richard Yong sentenced to 15 months jail
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SINGAPORE: Former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong has been sentenced to 15 monthsÂ’ jail.
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The sentence will be backdated to 4 August 2007, which was the date he was slapped with ten charges for various alleged offences.
Yong had pleaded guilty to only three of those charges one under the Penal Code, another two under the Bankruptcy Act.
In passing the sentence, the judge said Yong had made an illegal flight from Singapore to Malaysia, so he had undermined the bankruptcy law in Singapore by his action.
The judge added that "the sentence should reflect the gravity of offences to deter other like—minded" people.
YongÂ’s lawyer Jeffrey Beh said Yong was surprised with the sentence as he had expected to get less than six monthsÂ’ jail. Mr Beh said he would discuss with Yong whether he plans to appeal.
His client had been ordered to cough up nearly S$1 million in legal costs and damages to NKF. When he failed to do so, Yong was declared a bankrupt in May.
But Yong sold several properties in Singapore and even transferred money to his wifeÂ’s bank account believed to amount to several million dollars.
Yong did not reveal the proceeds of the sales or any of the money he had to authorities as required of bankrupts under the law.
And on 17 May, Yong left Singapore for Malaysia without official permission and eventually ended up in Hong Kong.
He was nabbed in Hong Kong on 4 July and was finally brought back to Singapore a month later.
According to his lawyer, Yong was depressed when he left Singapore and had sought treatment in Hong Kong.
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and durai only get 3 months right?
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dun you know that rich = lighter sentence in singapore?
rich = law -
nbcb.... 15 mths only...
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and he still thinks its harsh
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the bastard should be tortured to death.. slowly
children skipped meals for his charity..
people below the poverty line scratched together what little they had for his charity..
old folks who didn't even have anything gave to his charity...
he basically financially sodomised them, emotionally raped them, psychologically scarred them...
then he took all that ill-gotten gains, transferred them to his wife and ran for it..
tell me that's not grounds for having him tortured to death
throw him in the PMITA prison.. i hope the inmates beat the crap out of him every chance they get -
only 15months... even opposition politicians with less serious crimes is dealt harsher... 15months.. he'll probably serve less than a year b4 is released on 'good behaviour'..
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What do you guys really expect... They are elites wat... Like that pianist who didn't get much of a punishment for escaping NS.
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after he release
he might be still rich as ever
some money hiding at some overseas bank
he will not eat cai png one
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Yes, somemore he will be jail in Queentown rather than Changi for white crime, Queentown prison very good life, got TV and Yong tau foo to eat, private bathroom too.Originally posted by noahnoah:after he release
he might be still rich as ever
some money hiding at some overseas bank
he will not eat cai png one -
yep lor maybe got lappy to surf net tooOriginally posted by angel7030:Yes, somemore he will be jail in Queentown rather than Changi for white crime, Queentown prison very good life, got TV and Yong tau foo to eat, private bathroom too. -
Ya lor ya lor, if he go changi prison, sure backside kenna open you know by those gangster who hate such rich pple, i heard my bf said alot of homosexual there, aiya, rich ppls also go better prison, lucky him.Originally posted by noahnoah:yep lor maybe got lappy to surf net too -
why not after he released outOriginally posted by angel7030:Ya lor ya lor, if he go changi prison, sure backside kenna open you know by those gangster who hate such rich pple, i heard my bf said alot of homosexual there, aiya, rich ppls also go better prison, lucky him.
maybe just simply leave singapore for good
and stay in aust or canada with a few million money he earned
throught some dirty hands of his
why not?
Suffer for one year but after many good years ahead -
Yeah! they are millionaire liao! no need to work already, in fact money keep inside bank earn interest enough liao. Go to jail still use our tax money to feed him, our Gst to house him.Originally posted by noahnoah:why not after he released out
maybe just simply leave singapore for good
and stay in aust or canada with a few million money he earned
throught some dirty hands of his
why not?
Suffer for one year but after many good years ahead
Actually this kind of crime is worst then those ah beng robbery or stealing, it about the concious of one act against charity. It is really very shameful, nevermind, if here dun punish him enough, god shall punish him in hell. -
Is it true that Albert Hong is SM Goh C T classmate in RI??
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you know what's the funniest bit?
'he was depressed and went to HK to seek treatment'
now.. a lobotomised, traumatised, comatose, brain-damaged, semi-sentient would not even believe that
i still think he should be slowly tortured to death -
machiam hotel lorOriginally posted by angel7030:Yes, somemore he will be jail in Queentown rather than Changi for white crime, Queentown prison very good life, got TV and Yong tau foo to eat, private bathroom too. -
Methinks 15 months is too light.... This kind of scum deserves 15 years at least or better still, lock him up and throw away the key........... !
