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SINGAPORE - Law professor Tey Tsun Hang, who was charged for obtaining gifts and sex from former student Darrine Ko with corrupt intent, sought to make a case that even if he had violated National University of Singapore's (NUS) code of conduct, it was rather uncommon for his case to have been reported to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Prosecution witness Lee Swee Khuen, Senior Associate Director, Human Resource office of NUS, had earlier made a statement to the CPIB that Tey had not reported his relationship with Ms Darinne Ko to the head of the Law faculty even though he should have.
All NUS staff are required to make full disclosure once they realise that they could potentially violate the school’s code of conduct and conflict of interest policy.
When Madam Lee was called to the witness stand it was revealed during the cross-examination by Tey that her statement to the CPIB was drafted for in full.
She then also agreed with Tey that staff members can also be disciplined when they fail to declare, but for such a case to be reported to the CPIB was the first as far as she could remember.
Tey also cross-examined CPIB officer Png Chen Chen who took Ms Ko’s first statement at the bureau.
He went on to accuse Ms Png of “having selective memory” and noted that Ms Png had to refer to investigation diary frequently when asked to recall the sequence of events of Ms Ko’s interview in April 2012.
However, when asked about the contentious parts of Ko’s first statement that defer from her court testimony she was able to recall that those parts were recorded verbatim.
He also put it to Ms Png that the reason why her superior Mr Teng Khee Fatt asked for 1-to-1 meeting with Ms Ko after 12 hours of interrogation was because Ms Png had failed to crack as instructed.
She however disagreed with him and claimed that she had no idea of any agreement that have had been made during the 1-on-1 meeting before she proceeded to record Ms Ko’s statement.
This deferred from Ms Ko’s earlier court testimony that Ms Png was only willing record statements that fell within the parameters of the agreement she had made with Mr Teng, especially in relation to the gifts that were given to Tey.
Other witnesses that took to the stand include Eileen Pang, Senior Associate Director, Office of Financial Service of NUS, Akira Goh, sales manager of CYC The Custom Shop, De Costa Desmond Max, student of Republic Polytechnic who sold Ms Ko an iPod touch and Bay Chun How, Chief Special Investigator for CPIB.
Prosecution witness Lee Swee Khuen, Senior Associate Director, Human Resource office of NUS, had earlier made a statement to the CPIB that Tey had not reported his relationship with Ms Darinne Ko to the head of the Law faculty even though he should have.
All NUS staff are required to make full disclosure once they realise that they could potentially violate the school’s code of conduct and conflict of interest policy.
When Madam Lee was called to the witness stand it was revealed during the cross-examination by Tey that her statement to the CPIB was drafted for in full.
She then also agreed with Tey that staff members can also be disciplined when they fail to declare, but for such a case to be reported to the CPIB was the first as far as she could remember.
Tey also cross-examined CPIB officer Png Chen Chen who took Ms Ko’s first statement at the bureau.
He went on to accuse Ms Png of “having selective memory” and noted that Ms Png had to refer to investigation diary frequently when asked to recall the sequence of events of Ms Ko’s interview in April 2012.
However, when asked about the contentious parts of Ko’s first statement that defer from her court testimony she was able to recall that those parts were recorded verbatim.
He also put it to Ms Png that the reason why her superior Mr Teng Khee Fatt asked for 1-to-1 meeting with Ms Ko after 12 hours of interrogation was because Ms Png had failed to crack as instructed.
She however disagreed with him and claimed that she had no idea of any agreement that have had been made during the 1-on-1 meeting before she proceeded to record Ms Ko’s statement.
This deferred from Ms Ko’s earlier court testimony that Ms Png was only willing record statements that fell within the parameters of the agreement she had made with Mr Teng, especially in relation to the gifts that were given to Tey.
Other witnesses that took to the stand include Eileen Pang, Senior Associate Director, Office of Financial Service of NUS, Akira Goh, sales manager of CYC The Custom Shop, De Costa Desmond Max, student of Republic Polytechnic who sold Ms Ko an iPod touch and Bay Chun How, Chief Special Investigator for CPIB.
