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Man jailed for operating unlicensed clinic
By Ng Jing Yng | Posted: 11 January 2011 1328 hrs
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SINGAPORE: An Indian national was on Tuesday jailed three months for operating an unlicensed medical clinic and administering medicine to patients.
Justice V K Rajah dismissed 61-year-old Kulandaivelu Padmanaban's appeal for a lighter punishment, saying a deterrent sentence must be imposed.
The prosecution said that in the past five years, there have already been five such cases where foreigners who were not medically trained entered Singapore and provided low-cost medical services for mainly migrant workers.
While there have not been any casualties, so far, Justice Rajah pointed out there could be serious consequences arising from such cases.
During the hearing in the High Court, he also asked for investigation findings to be improved as crucial facts such as how long Kulandaivelu had operated the clinic and the type of medication administered were missing.
Justice Rajah added that due to the lack of evidence, he was imposing a concurrent sentence.
But for future cases, there could be consecutive sentencing when proper evidence is presented.
-CNA/wk
