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Maserati driver who dragged cop with car had pledged vehicle to parents, claims his sister​

Lee Cheng Yan could have the luxury car forfeited to the state following the hearing in February. ST FILE PHOTO

Shaffiq Alkhatib
Court Correspondent

Jan 25, 2023

SINGAPORE – A forfeiture hearing for a Maserati driver, whose car dragged a Traffic Police (TP) officer for more than 100m in 2017, has been adjourned to Feb 27.
This after his sister told the court on Wednesday that recalcitrant offender Lee Cheng Yan, 38, had pledged the car to their elderly parents and they were its de facto owners.
It was not said in court when Lee had allegedly pledged the vehicle to his parents. The value of the car was also not mentioned in court.
Lee, who was earlier convicted and sentenced over various offences, including driving while under disqualification, could have the luxury car forfeited to the state following the hearing in February.
Under the Road Traffic Act, in cases of repeat offenders convicted of driving while under disqualification, the court has to order the forfeiture of the vehicle when the prosecution applies for it.
Addressing the court on Wednesday, his sister said the family is supporting his two daughters in Japan.
Stressing that they do not condone his offences, his sister said Lee had taken large loans from their parents to settle his legal fees.

She also told District Judge Kamala Ponnampalam that their mother had pawned her jewellery to raise money to help Lee.
The sister added that Lee had pledged the car to their parents to repay his loans, but there were no documents to prove the pledge. “That was with the understanding that he wishes to pay them the moment the car is released... What he did is pledge the car to repay the loans he had taken from (our) parents,” she said.
“While my brother legally owns the vehicle, the fact that he has pledged the proceeds of the vehicle to return my parents the money – we can argue (that this fact) makes my parents the de facto owners of the vehicle.”

Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh had asked for the adjournment so that Lee and his sister could have more time to prepare their submissions on matters involving the possible forfeiture.
The DPP also said checks needed to be made to ascertain if there are credit companies linked to the purchase of the car.
When approached by The Straits Times later, Lee’s sister declined further comment.
Lee, who is now serving his jail sentence and is not represented by a lawyer, turned up in court in his purple prison outfit.
He told the court he hoped to be given a chance to “claim back” the car.
He was earlier dealt with in court over two sets of proceedings.

He was under a driving ban on Nov 17, 2017, when he was stopped by a TP officer in Bedok Reservoir Road for not wearing a seat belt.
While the officer was standing next to the driver’s door, Lee suddenly reversed the car, then accelerated forward.
The policeman was dragged along Bedok Reservoir Road when his uniform got caught in the door on the driver’s side. When the officer fell onto the road, Lee sped off without helping him.
In July 2020, he was sentenced to four years and seven months’ jail and a $3,700 fine on multiple charges, including voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a TP officer. He was also given a lifetime driving ban.
While Lee was on bail pending his appeal against his conviction and sentence, he repeatedly drove a BMW rented by one of his friends.
He was handed more charges for traffic offences. In one incident on March 12, 2021, he drove through a police roadblock, drove dangerously by speeding at 140kmh and ran two red lights.
In January 2022, Lee was sentenced to another jail term of one year, nine months and 16 weeks. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 penalty over graft charges.
On Jan 18, 2023, he pleaded with a High Court judge to reduce his sentence totalling more than six years.
Lee repeatedly said he was remorseful for what he had done and asked for leniency so that he could reunite with his daughters earlier.
Lee also asked for his car to not be forfeited, saying he wished to use the sales proceeds to provide for his children.
Justice Aedit Abdullah rejected Lee’s appeal and chided him for not learning his lesson, adding: “You don’t seem to understand the seriousness of what you have done.”

 

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Maserati driver whose car dragged cop will have luxury vehicle forfeited to the state​

Recalcitrant offender Lee Cheng Yan was earlier convicted and sentenced over various offences including driving while under disqualification. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Shaffiq Alkhatib
Court Correspondent

Feb 27, 2023

SINGAPORE - The driver of a Maserati that dragged a police officer for more than 100m in 2017 will have his car forfeited to the state, a district court heard on Monday.
The value of the car was not disclosed.
Recalcitrant offender Lee Cheng Yan, 39, was earlier convicted and sentenced over various offences including driving while under disqualification.
Under the Road Traffic Act, in cases of repeat offenders convicted of driving while under disqualification, the court has to order the forfeiture of the vehicle when the prosecution applies for such an order.
Lee, who is now behind bars, was earlier dealt with in court in two sets of proceedings.
In July 2020, he was sentenced to four years and seven months’ jail and a $3,700 fine on multiple charges, including voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Traffic Police officer. He was also given a lifetime driving ban.
Lee was under a driving ban on Nov 17, 2017, when he was stopped by the officer in Bedok Reservoir Road for not wearing a seat belt.

While the officer was standing next to the driver’s door, Lee suddenly reversed the car and accelerated forward.
The policeman was dragged along Bedok Reservoir Road when his uniform got caught in the driver-side door of the car. When he fell onto the road, Lee sped off without rendering help.
While Lee was on bail pending his appeal against his conviction and sentence, he repeatedly drove a BMW rented by a friend.

He was handed more charges for traffic offences. In one incident on March 12, 2021, he drove through a police roadblock, drove dangerously by speeding at 140kmh and ran two red lights.
In January 2022, he was sentenced to a further jail term of one year, nine months and 16 weeks. Lee was also ordered to pay a $1,000 penalty over graft charges.
On Jan 18, 2023, he pleaded with a High Court judge to reduce his sentence totalling more than six years.
Lee repeatedly said he was remorseful for what he had done. He asked for leniency so he could reunite with his two daughters earlier.
Lee also asked for his car to not be forfeited, adding he wished to use the sales proceeds to provide for his daughters, who are in Japan.
Justice Aedit Abdullah rejected Lee’s appeal and chided him for not learning his lesson.
The judge said: “You don’t seem to understand the seriousness of what you have done.”
In January, Lee’s sister told District Judge Kamala Ponnampalam that Lee had pledged the car to their elderly parents.
The sister also said that his family is supporting his two daughters in Japan and that Lee had taken large loans from their parents to settle his legal fees.
Stressing that Lee had pledged the car to their parents to repay his loans, she added: “While my brother legally owns the vehicle, the fact that he has pledged the proceeds of the vehicle to return my parents the money – we can argue (that this fact) makes my parents the de facto owners of the vehicle.”
But on Monday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh told the court that Lee is the owner of the vehicle and the car was under Lee’s name when he committed the offences earlier.
DPP Koh said: “Offenders should not be allowed to transfer ownership of vehicles to avoid forfeiture.”
Lee’s sister declined to comment when approached.

 

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Jail for man who assaulted police officer in Balestier condo raid where accomplice was shot​

Nikhil M. Durgude attacked a police officer during the police raid at the City Suites condominium in Balestier. PHOTO: ST FILE
Christine Tan

July 10, 2023

SINGAPORE - A man who punched and kicked a police officer during a raid was sentenced to a total of nine years and 18 months’ jail and fined $4,000 on Monday.
This included a two-year jail term for the assault.
Nikhil M. Durgude, 25, had previously pleaded guilty to eight charges, including voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, possessing cannabis and consuming methamphetamine.
Fifteen other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.
Noting that Nikhil also hurled abusive insults at the police officer during the attack, district court Judge Jasvender Kaur said this showed his “utter disregard for authority”.
“Officers deserve to feel assured that they will be adequately protected by the law,” the judge added.
On Nov 5, 2020, three officers including Senior Staff Sergeant Chua Ming Cheng and Inspector Zheng Yiyang went to a unit at City Suites in Balestier during a police operation over a series of cheating cases.

They identified themselves as police to Nikhil and two others, Prakash Mathivanan, then 36, and Malani Naidu Prabhakar Naidu, then 33, in the living room.
As the trio squatted and placed their hands on their heads as ordered, they began talking to one another.
After SSS Chua instructed them to stop, Prakash got up and lunged at the officer, causing him to fall. Prakash then hit the officer in the face and upper body.

Insp Zheng drew his service revolver and pointed it at the sofa, which was in the general direction of Prakash and Nikhil, and commanded Prakash to stop attacking SSS Chua.
However, Prakash turned to him and grabbed his hands, which were holding the gun.
SSS Chua attempted to get up and assist Insp Zheng, but Nikhil leapt up and began punching and kicking him repeatedly. He fell again and Nikhil continued to assault and hurl insults at SSS Chua as he lay on the floor.
A while later, two other officers entered the unit and Nikhil stopped his attack on SSS Chua.
By this time, SSS Chua was on the floor with a bloodied face.

The trio were arrested. Nikhil was taken to the Central Police Division headquarters, where his urine tested positive for methamphetamine.
Said the prosecution: “The accused attacked an officer who was attempting to intervene in a dangerous situation, effectively preventing SSS Chua from assisting (Insp) Zheng.
“The accused shouting abusive words towards the victim during the attack indicates that the accused was motivated by some degree of malice.”
Prakash was shot in the abdomen during the struggle and was later taken to hospital.
He was sentenced to jail for three years and 10 months in August 2022 for theft, cheating and drug-related offences. His other charges, including for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, are still pending.
SSS Chua was treated in hospital for a cut on the forehead and abrasions on his right elbow and left forearm.
Nikhil, who was represented by lawyer Ramesh Tiwary, listened quietly to the court proceedings via video-link. After receiving his sentence, he requested to speak to his family members present in the courtroom.
For voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant, Nikhil could be jailed for up to seven years, caned, or fined.