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Ex-CNB chief in court for sex-for-contracts trial
SINGAPORE: The former head of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Ng Boon Gay, is in court on Tuesday at the start of his 18-day trial, which will take place over three months.
Ng, 46, arrived just after 9am, accompanied by his wife and lawyers, Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng and Ms Melanie Ho from WongPartnership.
Dressed in a light blue striped shirt, he appeared calm.
Ng has been charged with four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual favours from Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, who was a sales manager of two IT vendors.
He allegedly breached the Prevention of Corruption Act by engaging in oral sex with Ms Sue on four occasions, between June and December 2011.
Ms Sue was the sales manager of Hitachi Data Systems from June to November 2011.
She joined Oracle Corporation Singapore in December last year as its senior sales manager.
In exchange, Ng allegedly furthered the business interests of the two IT companies in their dealings with the CNB.
On Tuesday morning, the prosecution asked for a gag order of Ms Sue, saying she is "not coping well with the situation she is in".
The court heard she is "certified clinically depressed" and that further media coverage and replication of her name is "detrimental to her well being".
But the prosecution said the her depression will not affect her ability to be cross-examined by the defence.
A report by an Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist quoted by the prosecution said Ms Sue has "self-harm" tendencies.
The gag order application was rejected.
Defence counsel Tan Chee Meng objected to it, saying this is the first time he has heard of a central witness being given anonymity.
Mr Tan said confidentiality has irretrievably been lost as Ms Sue's name and pictures have been published.
He said if Ms Sue's identity is protected, then if Ng is accquitted, the public would not know he was cleared of charges relating to her.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) arrested Ng on December 19, 2011 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The government scholar was suspended on January 25, pending disciplinary proceedings.
SINGAPORE: The former head of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Ng Boon Gay, is in court on Tuesday at the start of his 18-day trial, which will take place over three months.
Ng, 46, arrived just after 9am, accompanied by his wife and lawyers, Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng and Ms Melanie Ho from WongPartnership.
Dressed in a light blue striped shirt, he appeared calm.
Ng has been charged with four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual favours from Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, who was a sales manager of two IT vendors.
He allegedly breached the Prevention of Corruption Act by engaging in oral sex with Ms Sue on four occasions, between June and December 2011.
Ms Sue was the sales manager of Hitachi Data Systems from June to November 2011.
She joined Oracle Corporation Singapore in December last year as its senior sales manager.
In exchange, Ng allegedly furthered the business interests of the two IT companies in their dealings with the CNB.
On Tuesday morning, the prosecution asked for a gag order of Ms Sue, saying she is "not coping well with the situation she is in".
The court heard she is "certified clinically depressed" and that further media coverage and replication of her name is "detrimental to her well being".
But the prosecution said the her depression will not affect her ability to be cross-examined by the defence.
A report by an Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist quoted by the prosecution said Ms Sue has "self-harm" tendencies.
The gag order application was rejected.
Defence counsel Tan Chee Meng objected to it, saying this is the first time he has heard of a central witness being given anonymity.
Mr Tan said confidentiality has irretrievably been lost as Ms Sue's name and pictures have been published.
He said if Ms Sue's identity is protected, then if Ng is accquitted, the public would not know he was cleared of charges relating to her.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) arrested Ng on December 19, 2011 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The government scholar was suspended on January 25, pending disciplinary proceedings.
