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Jan 8, 2010
SAF officer faces court martial
The alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate
By Jermyn Chow
A HIGH-RANKING army officer has been brought before a tribunal for alleged misconduct under military law.
His alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate, although the exact nature of what happened is unknown for now.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, 33, a deputy director in the Defence Ministry's defence policy office, appeared before a subordinate military court at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Court Martial Centre in Choa Chu Kang Way yesterday.
The former Hwa Chong Junior College student was part of a four-man team which represented Singapore in the World Debating Championship in 1995. He then snagged an SAF scholarship and studied in Oxford University.
He is the highest ranking SAF officer to be brought before a military court for offences related to dealings with female subordinates since 2000.
At that time, Colonel Low Wye Mun, then the Army's Chief Medical Officer, admitted making sexual advances towards a married female subordinate.
For his offence, he was demoted to the rank of major and lost more than $325,000 in retirement benefits.
Under the SAF Act, anyone found guilty of cruel, indecent or disgraceful conduct can be jailed up to two years.
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Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 8, 2010
SAF officer faces court martial
The alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate
By Jermyn Chow
A HIGH-RANKING army officer has been brought before a tribunal for alleged misconduct under military law.
His alleged offence is believed to involve a female subordinate, although the exact nature of what happened is unknown for now.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, 33, a deputy director in the Defence Ministry's defence policy office, appeared before a subordinate military court at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Court Martial Centre in Choa Chu Kang Way yesterday.
The former Hwa Chong Junior College student was part of a four-man team which represented Singapore in the World Debating Championship in 1995. He then snagged an SAF scholarship and studied in Oxford University.
He is the highest ranking SAF officer to be brought before a military court for offences related to dealings with female subordinates since 2000.
At that time, Colonel Low Wye Mun, then the Army's Chief Medical Officer, admitted making sexual advances towards a married female subordinate.
For his offence, he was demoted to the rank of major and lost more than $325,000 in retirement benefits.
Under the SAF Act, anyone found guilty of cruel, indecent or disgraceful conduct can be jailed up to two years.
[email protected]