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SINGAPORE - Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay, who was charged with four counts of corruption earlier this year, will be claiming trial, said his lawyers in a press statement after a pre-trial conference yesterday.
Ng, 46, is alleged to have had sexual trysts with Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, 36, in exchange for helping her former employers Hitachi Data Systems and, later, Oracle Corporation Singapore, win tenders for CNB contracts.
He was arrested last December and charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
However, the charges remain vague and requests to the Attorney-General's Chambers for more information in relation to the charges since the last mention have not been answered, said Ng's lawyers, Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng and Ms Melanie Ho from Wong Partnership.
They also said that they would raise as a preliminary point before the trial judge the generality of the charges, and the prejudice Ng would face in the conduct of his defence as a result.
"We hope that, in the meantime, we will be able to obtain some clarity on the allegations made against him so that he can properly defend the charges he faces," they added.
Ng's next pre-trial conference is set for Aug 16.
TODAY
Ng, 46, is alleged to have had sexual trysts with Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, 36, in exchange for helping her former employers Hitachi Data Systems and, later, Oracle Corporation Singapore, win tenders for CNB contracts.
He was arrested last December and charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
However, the charges remain vague and requests to the Attorney-General's Chambers for more information in relation to the charges since the last mention have not been answered, said Ng's lawyers, Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng and Ms Melanie Ho from Wong Partnership.
They also said that they would raise as a preliminary point before the trial judge the generality of the charges, and the prejudice Ng would face in the conduct of his defence as a result.
"We hope that, in the meantime, we will be able to obtain some clarity on the allegations made against him so that he can properly defend the charges he faces," they added.
Ng's next pre-trial conference is set for Aug 16.
TODAY
