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just came back . This new bedded lawyer practising certificate is on the line ....
LSS under pressured now ...
Her firm is also under pressure ...
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Professor Simon Chesterman Not going to like this :
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/nus-law-professor-faces-corruption-charges.html
National University of Singapore associate law professor Tey Tsun Hang was charged Friday morning with six counts of corruption in a sex-for-grades scandal.
In two of the charges, Tey, 41, a former district judge, was accused of having corruptly obtained sexual gratification from a Darinne Ko Wen Hui in July 2010, when she had been a student at NUS, as inducement for showing favour in assessing her academic performance, court documents showed.
In the other charges, Tey allegedly obtained from Ko from May to July that same year a Mont Blanc pen worth S$740, two tailor-made shirts valued at S$236.20, an iPod Touch worth S$160 and payment of a bill amounting to S$1,278.60.
After his court appearance, Tey spoke to reporters and noted the seriousness of the charges and allegations against him.
"At stake is my liberty, integrity and livelihood. My reputation has been tarnished and my family suffers a as result," he said.
"I am known to speak up, amongst other things, on the Singapore legal system. I write in good faith, and with no ill intent. In similar vein, I shall fearlessly defend myself against the charges, and vigorously.
"I have no illusion about the arduous journey ahead of me.
"I pray for a worthy trial -- a trial that allows the truth to come to light, a trial that allows me to vindicate myself," he said.
Tey appeared at the Subordinate Courts close to 930am Friday with a walking stick and accompanied by a team of lawyers.
The pre-trial conference has been set for 23 August. His passport has been impounded.
It was disclosed in court on Friday that Tey had been taken in for questioning by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau on Thursday morning and released only after midnight.
On Friday, an NUS spokesperson said that the university has started an investigation into the case and suspended Tey from active duty.
"The University takes a very serious view of breaches of its regulations. NUS has a Code of Conduct to which its staff must adhere. In the event of breaches, appropriate action will be taken including dismissal for serious violations of the Code of Conduct," the spokesperson said.
It is understood that the Ko made the first move in approaching the professor, who is married with a daughter.
Ko, who has since graduated from NUS, was not arrested, although her statements were taken. According to The New Paper, which broke the story, Ko is currently a pupil at a local law firm.
Other local media reported that she had told some of her friends about her deal with Tey, believing it had blown over.
Before starting work at NUS Law, Tey was a district judge with Singapore's Subordinate Courts, and had even spent time as a state counsel at the legislation division of the Attorney-General's Chambers.
He did his postgraduate civil law degree at Oxford University, as well as his undergraduate law baccalaureate at King's College London, and had been practicing for a number of years at a top firm here.
Current students at NUS Faculty of Law described Tey as “charismatic”, “nice” and “eccentric”.
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