Jun 18, 2010
Philip Morris charged
It allegedly displayed five packets at F1 event and sample kit in a shop
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General manager Daniel Touw represented the company in the District Court yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
AMERICAN tobacco giant Philip Morris Singapore was charged yesterday on two counts of advertising cigarettes. The first offence is alleged to have been committed on Sept 25 last year at St James Power Station, during an outdoor event involving Formula One. Philip Morris is said to have displayed five packets of various Marlboro cigarettes in a showcase at a temporary bar counter.
The second charge alleges that the firm displayed a sample kit promoting the sale of a new menthol cigarette at Hianky provision store in Clementi Avenue 5 on Nov 5 last year. The kit had a six-page folded brochure and a compact disc featuring a video of the new product. Representing the company in the District Court was general manager Daniel Touw and lawyer Hamidul Haq of Rajah & Tann. Philip Morris was granted a month-long adjournment to discuss certain matters with the pro-secution.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
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