Jailed over passport sale
A MAN who helped his friend sell his Singapore passport was sentenced to three months' jail yesterday.
Chay Chin Peng, 34, who pleaded guilty, was a regular in the army when he abetted Andy Teo Sze Kian in the offence in March 2005.
The court heard that when Teo approached Chay for a loan, Chay told him he did not have the money and suggested that he make some money by selling his passport.
Chay even had a buyer on hand - Ng Wee Beng - and passed Teo's passport to Ng. Teo earned $600 from the sale of the travel document. Teo, 29, and Ng, 34, have been jailed 15 months and nine months respectively. Chay, who had his sentence deferred till next month, could have been jailed for up to three years and fined for abetment of criminal breach of trust.
A MAN who helped his friend sell his Singapore passport was sentenced to three months' jail yesterday.
Chay Chin Peng, 34, who pleaded guilty, was a regular in the army when he abetted Andy Teo Sze Kian in the offence in March 2005.
The court heard that when Teo approached Chay for a loan, Chay told him he did not have the money and suggested that he make some money by selling his passport.
Chay even had a buyer on hand - Ng Wee Beng - and passed Teo's passport to Ng. Teo earned $600 from the sale of the travel document. Teo, 29, and Ng, 34, have been jailed 15 months and nine months respectively. Chay, who had his sentence deferred till next month, could have been jailed for up to three years and fined for abetment of criminal breach of trust.
