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April 29, 2009
Money not a loan to accused <!--10 min-->
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Wang Chin Sing (left), 44, who is on home detention for illegal organ trading and lying on oath, denied that the cheques were for a loan. --PHOTO: ST
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THE man fingered as the main culprit in an organ-trading deal on Wednesday held that he had an accomplice whom he had paid an advance of $20,000 in two cheques. Wang Chin Sing, 44, who is on home detention for illegal organ trading and lying on oath, denied that the cheques were for a loan. Instead, they were advances made to his friend, Whang Sung Lin, for helping to buy a kidney for ailing retail magnate Tang Wee Sung, Wang contended.
He said they were sums requested by Whang from the estimated $200,000 they would be sharing as part of the $300,00 fee from Mr Tang. Mr Tang eventually paid him $125,000. Wang, who was convicted last September, was testifying on Day 2 of Whang's trial for abetting him and Mr Tang in the scheme last year. Whang, a 44-year-old businessman, is married to Mr Tang's niece. On Wednesday, his lawyer Subhas Anandan, suggested that the two men were so close they would lend each other money. Wang denied this.
In his questioning, Mr Anandan tried to show that Wang was not a reliable witness but a liar. He pointed to contradictions between Wang's testimony on Wednesday and his mitigation plea last August. In his plea, he had laid the blame for many details of the scheme on renal specialist Lye Wai Choong.
April 29, 2009
Money not a loan to accused <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="330">
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Wang Chin Sing (left), 44, who is on home detention for illegal organ trading and lying on oath, denied that the cheques were for a loan. --PHOTO: ST
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THE man fingered as the main culprit in an organ-trading deal on Wednesday held that he had an accomplice whom he had paid an advance of $20,000 in two cheques. Wang Chin Sing, 44, who is on home detention for illegal organ trading and lying on oath, denied that the cheques were for a loan. Instead, they were advances made to his friend, Whang Sung Lin, for helping to buy a kidney for ailing retail magnate Tang Wee Sung, Wang contended.
He said they were sums requested by Whang from the estimated $200,000 they would be sharing as part of the $300,00 fee from Mr Tang. Mr Tang eventually paid him $125,000. Wang, who was convicted last September, was testifying on Day 2 of Whang's trial for abetting him and Mr Tang in the scheme last year. Whang, a 44-year-old businessman, is married to Mr Tang's niece. On Wednesday, his lawyer Subhas Anandan, suggested that the two men were so close they would lend each other money. Wang denied this.
In his questioning, Mr Anandan tried to show that Wang was not a reliable witness but a liar. He pointed to contradictions between Wang's testimony on Wednesday and his mitigation plea last August. In his plea, he had laid the blame for many details of the scheme on renal specialist Lye Wai Choong.