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SINGAPORE: A judge on Wednesday (Dec 18) ordered Ng Teck Lee, the former CEO of Citiraya Industries, to be remanded for investigations without access to his lawyer for a third week.The prosecutor who made the application acknowledged that being held for 21 days without access to counsel was longer than typical, but cited the unusual circumstances of the case.Ng, 58, is accused of instructing Citiraya employees not to crush electronic scrap that was entrusted to him as CEO and president of the company, but to repackage and export the scrap instead.The court heard that he is being investigated for 150 offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Penal Code and Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act.
Thor, 55, allegedly assisted her husband to retain the benefits of criminal conduct.Deputy Public Prosecutor Shaun Lim said that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) had finished initial investigations into Thor's alleged offences.He applied for Thor to be remanded without bail while having access to her lawyer and family visits, arguing that she posed a very serious flight risk.Apart from having absconded in the past, Thor held overseas assets amounting to about S$440,000 and the couple were found with fake identity documents when they were arrested, he said.The couple's defence lawyer Mr Aristotle Eng did not object, and the judge granted the application in respect of Thor.Mr Lim applied for Ng to be remanded for a third time to assist with investigations, and for him not to have access to his lawyer during this period.Updating on progress in the case, he said that investigators had taken five statements from Ng, but had yet to finish taking statements for his alleged offences involving criminal benefits.The prosecutor argued that it was important that CPIB be able to record statements from Ng without him being advised by his lawyer.Mr Lim also added that investigations had been delayed by other complicating factors, such as medical problems Ng had while in custody.The prosecutor stressed the unusual circumstances of the case, including the number of alleged offences and the fact that investigations were taking place after a time gap of about 20 years, due to the couple's abscondment.Mr Eng objected to the prosecution's application and asked the judge to give him access to his client.
Source: CNA
