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The authorities will be tightening provisions and conditions for posting bail, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Thursday (Feb 22). Photo: Nuria Ling/TODAY
Published22 February, 2018
Updated 22 February, 2018
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Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok sentenced to 60 months' jail
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Ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, now 81.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
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Jan 22, 2016, 10:50 am SGT
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Jan 22, 2016, 11:32 pm
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SINGAPORE - Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, 81, was sentenced to 60 months in jail on Friday (Jan 22).
He had pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including committing 10 counts of criminal breach of trust, one count of abetting the fabrication of false evidence to a public servant and one count of failing to attend court when ordered to by a judicial officer.
Phey consented for the remaining 22 charges to be taken into consideration during sentencing.
The jail term will be backdated to June 23 last year, the date of his remand.
Phey is "ashamed and sorry" for what he has done, said his lawyer Senior Counsel Chelva Rajah. His actions have let down the union movement, which he was wholeheartedly committed to, SC Rajah added.
Phey "suffered great hardship" during his 35 years on the run, SC Rajah said. His last job was as a watchman for a godown. In hindsight, he regrets absconding and realises now that he should have stayed on and faced the consequences of his mistake.
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His expression was solemn and he stood stiffly, shaking slightly as the charges were read to him.
After being on the run for over 30 years, Phey had unexpectedly turned himself in at the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok on June 22 last year. He was brought back to Singapore the following day.
He faced a total of 34 charges involving more than $450,000, almost five times the $100,000 in union funds he was originally charged with misappropriating in 1979.
In July last year, he appeared in court via video link to hear 28 new charges. He was earlier charged with six counts of misusing union funds in December 1979.
The fresh charges involved criminal breach of trust, abetting the fabrication of evidence, abetting the provision of false information to a public servant, and misappropriating more than $200,000 in supermarket goods. He had allegedly taken money from the International Metalworkers Federation and Boon Teck Education Centre; his new charges included one of absconding while on $100,000 bail.
After being first charged in December 1979, he was expected to return to court on Jan 7, 1980. But on New Year's Eve, he took a train to Kuala Lumpur and went to Bangkok, evading attempts to track him down. By leaving Singapore, Phey caused his two bailors to forfeit $95,000 of the $100,000 they put up.
Phey joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as an industrial relations officer in 1964, and was appointed NTUC president just six years later, at the age of 35. He was elected MP for Boon Teck constituency in 1972.
But soon after becoming NTUC chairman, he was investigated. By the end of 1979, he was facing charges that involved CBT, which included misappropriating two cheques, for $40,000 and $25,000, in 1975 while he was general secretary of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation.
He has been held in remand since returning to Singapore.
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Ex-NTUC chairman Phey Yew Kok led 'miserable life' when on the run, say lawyers
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Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok in 1973. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Jan 22, 2016, 12:42 pm SGT
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Jan 22, 2016, 4:38 pm
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SINGAPORE - Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, now 81, led a miserable life during his 35 years on the run, said his lawyers during his mitigation plea on Friday (Jan 22).
During that period, Phey took up odd jobs in Thailand including pig farming, working as a hawker and cleaning grease traps to support himself.
He struggled and worried daily about being arrested in Thailand. With no security, safety and a stable income at old age, it became increasingly difficult to survive.
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As he aged, his health deteriorated. It became harder for him to find a job and he last worked as a watchman for a godown.
Away from his family, Phey, who is married with three children, moved from place to place without an identity card or passport, unable to stay long in a single place.
Phey, who is now completely blind in his right eye and suffers from severe hearing impairment, was sentenced to 60 months' jail after pleading guilty to 12 charges on Friday.
These included committing 10 counts of criminal breach of trust, one count of abetting the fabrication of false evidence to a public servant and one count of failing to attend court when ordered to by a judicial officer.
His remaining 22 charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.
Phey was represented by lawyers senior counsel Chelva Retnam Rajah, partner Chen Chee Yen and Mr Andre Teo.
Phey regretted absconding, said his lawyers.
He decided to surrender himself because Singapore is his home, and he wishes to spend his last days with his family instead of alone in a foreign land.
He wants to spend his time making amends with his family and getting to know his two granddaughters, whom he has never met, his lawyers told the court.
Bail provisions and conditions to be tightened: Shanmugam
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Published22 February, 2018
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Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok sentenced to 60 months' jail
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Ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, now 81.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
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Jan 22, 2016, 11:32 pm
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SINGAPORE - Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, 81, was sentenced to 60 months in jail on Friday (Jan 22).
He had pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including committing 10 counts of criminal breach of trust, one count of abetting the fabrication of false evidence to a public servant and one count of failing to attend court when ordered to by a judicial officer.
Phey consented for the remaining 22 charges to be taken into consideration during sentencing.
The jail term will be backdated to June 23 last year, the date of his remand.
Phey is "ashamed and sorry" for what he has done, said his lawyer Senior Counsel Chelva Rajah. His actions have let down the union movement, which he was wholeheartedly committed to, SC Rajah added.
Phey "suffered great hardship" during his 35 years on the run, SC Rajah said. His last job was as a watchman for a godown. In hindsight, he regrets absconding and realises now that he should have stayed on and faced the consequences of his mistake.
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His expression was solemn and he stood stiffly, shaking slightly as the charges were read to him.
After being on the run for over 30 years, Phey had unexpectedly turned himself in at the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok on June 22 last year. He was brought back to Singapore the following day.
He faced a total of 34 charges involving more than $450,000, almost five times the $100,000 in union funds he was originally charged with misappropriating in 1979.
In July last year, he appeared in court via video link to hear 28 new charges. He was earlier charged with six counts of misusing union funds in December 1979.
The fresh charges involved criminal breach of trust, abetting the fabrication of evidence, abetting the provision of false information to a public servant, and misappropriating more than $200,000 in supermarket goods. He had allegedly taken money from the International Metalworkers Federation and Boon Teck Education Centre; his new charges included one of absconding while on $100,000 bail.
After being first charged in December 1979, he was expected to return to court on Jan 7, 1980. But on New Year's Eve, he took a train to Kuala Lumpur and went to Bangkok, evading attempts to track him down. By leaving Singapore, Phey caused his two bailors to forfeit $95,000 of the $100,000 they put up.
Phey joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) as an industrial relations officer in 1964, and was appointed NTUC president just six years later, at the age of 35. He was elected MP for Boon Teck constituency in 1972.
But soon after becoming NTUC chairman, he was investigated. By the end of 1979, he was facing charges that involved CBT, which included misappropriating two cheques, for $40,000 and $25,000, in 1975 while he was general secretary of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation.
He has been held in remand since returning to Singapore.
Topics:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...ed-miserable-life-when-on-the-run-say-lawyers
Ex-NTUC chairman Phey Yew Kok led 'miserable life' when on the run, say lawyers
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Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok in 1973. PHOTO: ST FILE
Published
Jan 22, 2016, 12:42 pm SGT
Updated
Jan 22, 2016, 4:38 pm
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Seow Bei Yi
SINGAPORE - Former NTUC chairman and ex-MP Phey Yew Kok, now 81, led a miserable life during his 35 years on the run, said his lawyers during his mitigation plea on Friday (Jan 22).
During that period, Phey took up odd jobs in Thailand including pig farming, working as a hawker and cleaning grease traps to support himself.
He struggled and worried daily about being arrested in Thailand. With no security, safety and a stable income at old age, it became increasingly difficult to survive.
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As he aged, his health deteriorated. It became harder for him to find a job and he last worked as a watchman for a godown.
Away from his family, Phey, who is married with three children, moved from place to place without an identity card or passport, unable to stay long in a single place.
Phey, who is now completely blind in his right eye and suffers from severe hearing impairment, was sentenced to 60 months' jail after pleading guilty to 12 charges on Friday.
These included committing 10 counts of criminal breach of trust, one count of abetting the fabrication of false evidence to a public servant and one count of failing to attend court when ordered to by a judicial officer.
His remaining 22 charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.
Phey was represented by lawyers senior counsel Chelva Retnam Rajah, partner Chen Chee Yen and Mr Andre Teo.
Phey regretted absconding, said his lawyers.
He decided to surrender himself because Singapore is his home, and he wishes to spend his last days with his family instead of alone in a foreign land.
He wants to spend his time making amends with his family and getting to know his two granddaughters, whom he has never met, his lawyers told the court.
