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Chitchat Ownself sue ownself. AHTC sues WP! Is WP finished?

kelton65

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http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...ers-party-town-councillors-over-past-payments

AHTC takes legal action against Workers' Party town councillors over past payments

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SINGAPORE - Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC), which had appointed an independent panel to help recover improper payments, is taking several of its town councillors to court.

They include Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang; the town council's chairman, Mr Pritam Singh; and its vice-chairman, Ms Sylvia Lim.

The Straits Times understands that the legal action was initiated as part of the work of a panel tasked with looking into improper payments made by AHTC.

Ms Lim confirmed that the three WP MPs were served with a statement of claim against them by AHTC on Tuesday (July 25) evening.

"We will respond further shortly, after we have studied the claim," she told ST.

The independent panel has the power to commence legal action on behalf of the town council for overpayments and payments without proper certification of work being done, among others. This can include mediation, arbitration and other court proceedings.

The panel's other powers include making demands and coming to settlements on behalf of AHTC.

The Housing Board had asked AHTC to appoint a third party to recover the improper payments made from town council funds.

The independent panel appointed in February is chaired by senior counsel Philip Jeyaretnam, and comprises senior counsel N. Sreenivasan and KPMG managing partner Ong Pang Thye.

When contacted, Mr Jeyaretnam and Mr Sreenivasan declined to comment on the lawsuit. So did Mr Daryl Fong of Shook Lin & Bok LLC, who was named as AHTC's lawyer in case details seen by ST. Mr Ong could not be reached for comment.

The writ of summons was filed last Friday by the town council in the High Court, over a breach of fiduciary duties.

According to case details, AHTC is claiming $622,593.78 in liquidated claims from multiple parties, as well as $4,167,501.71 in unliquidated claims. Additional sums may be involved.

Besides the three Aljunied GRC MPs, other defendants named are: Mr Chua Zhi Hon, a former member of the WP Youth Wing executive committee; Mr Kenneth Foo, deputy organising secretary of the WP and WP candidate in Nee Soon GRC in the 2015 General Election; Ms How Weng Fan, owner of the town council's former managing agent firm FM Solutions and Services (FMSS); and FMSS.

A pre-trial conference date of Aug 31 has been listed.

Besides this case, AHTC also filed another writ of summons in the High Court against FMSS last Friday.

This was in relation to an arbitration case over a financial dispute emerging from the lapses at the town council.

In a report last year, audit firm KPMG found that governance lapses at AHTC between 2011 and 2015 had put public funds running into millions of dollars at risk of improper use.

It traced some of the improper payments to AHTC's then managing agent FMSS.

Ms How and her late husband, Mr Danny Loh, were owners of FMSS and held key management and financial control positions in the town council at the same time.

This meant they effectively approved and made payments to themselves when they paid FMSS, the KPMG report found. It also raised the possibility of civil and criminal liabilities.

The report was part of the ongoing audit of AHTC following lapses flagged by its own auditors as well as by the Auditor-General's Office in a special report in February 2015.
 

nayr69sg

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this is the difference between PAP and opposition.

PAP ownself check ownself then all cleared.

Opposition ownself sue ownself ownself destroy ownself. LOL!

we know is PAP sabo them lah. But it looks bad
 
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JohnTan

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WP is finished! The grassroots leaders in Aljunied GRC will host a resident's dinner to celebrate WP leaders impending march to bankruptcy or jail. We will celebrate Victor Lye's electoral victory with singing and dancing!
 

Sideswipe

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the independent panel should just advise AHTC on the appropriate actions, not to commence legal action on behalf of AHTC. WTF is going on ?
 

Bonut

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the independent panel should just advise AHTC on the appropriate actions, not to commence legal action on behalf of AHTC. WTF is going on ?

And it's the son of a WP legend who spearheads the attack against daddy's party.
 

scroobal

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The names for the panel was submitted by WP. Philip lost his Justiceship after his ruling on by elections.

It was created because Sylvia cannot initiate litigation against herself. It was the only way out of a sticky situation. The issues need to be ventilated at a minimum in a court of law or in front of a arbitration panel. The target is obviously FMSS.

It is novel to us because PAP does not apply the same standard to itself. Eg, HC representing PMO. And the we used to the PAP and took it as the norm.

the independent panel should just advise AHTC on the appropriate actions, not to commence legal action on behalf of AHTC. WTF is going on ?
 

creampie

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The names for the panel was submitted by WP. Philip lost his Justiceship after his ruling on by elections.

It was created because Sylvia cannot initiate litigation against herself. It was the only way out of a sticky situation. The issues need to be ventilated at a minimum in a court of law or in front of a arbitration panel. The target is obviously FMSS.

It is novel to us because PAP does not apply the same standard to itself. Eg, HC representing PMO. And the we used to the PAP and took it as the norm.

philip jeyaretnam and philip pillai are two different ah nehs
 

Scrooball (clone)

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This is idiotic. It's like asking an auditor to be the supplier at the same time. Then ask the auditor to approve payment to the supplier.

Only idiots at WP can allow such things to happen!
 

JohnTan

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Time for the big guns of WP to declare bankruptcy. Chen Show Mao can take over and make WP great again!

SINGAPORE - Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) has alleged that all payments it made to its then-managing agent FM Solutions and Services (FMSS) and service provider FM Solutions and Integrated Services (FMSI) are null and void as its town councillors had acted in breach of their fiduciary duties.

It is demanding that Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang; town council vice-chairman Sylvia Lim; Ms How Weng Fan, owner of FMSS; and FMSS, give an account of $33,717,535 of payments made to FMSS and FMSI from July 15, 2011 to July 14, 2015.

Failing which, AHTC wants "equitable compensation" for any sum that has been wrongfully paid out.


At the centre of the issue is a flawed system that resulted in the appointment of FMSS and FMSI, and allowing its officers to benefit themselves.

http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...33-million-made-to-ex-managing-agent-are-void
 
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