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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->A FORMER grassroots leader was yesterday charged with misappropriating about $78,000 from the Aljunied-Kembangan branch of the People's Action Party (PAP).
Peter Lee Yoke Leong, 43, is accused of withdrawing $50,000 from the branch's bank account on Feb 2 last year. The prosecution alleges he withdrew another $28,46l four months later.
Lee, who was not represented by a lawyer, did not say anything in court yesterday. His next court date has been fixed for Oct 21.
He was released on $12,000 bail.
If convicted, Lee could be jailed for up to three years and fined.
The Straits Times was told that the PAP Aljunied-Kembangan branch was closed down last year as part of a reorganisation of PAP units.
KHUSHWANT SINGH
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->A FORMER grassroots leader was yesterday charged with misappropriating about $78,000 from the Aljunied-Kembangan branch of the People's Action Party (PAP).
Peter Lee Yoke Leong, 43, is accused of withdrawing $50,000 from the branch's bank account on Feb 2 last year. The prosecution alleges he withdrew another $28,46l four months later.
Lee, who was not represented by a lawyer, did not say anything in court yesterday. His next court date has been fixed for Oct 21.
He was released on $12,000 bail.
If convicted, Lee could be jailed for up to three years and fined.
The Straits Times was told that the PAP Aljunied-Kembangan branch was closed down last year as part of a reorganisation of PAP units.
KHUSHWANT SINGH
