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April 2, 2009
Jailed for false statement
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
Investigation showed that Lim operated a syndicate which sourced and arrange for 'fake husbands'' willing to participate in either a marriage of convenience or a false marriage arrangement with Chinese nationals in return for bribes or in kind. --ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
A CHINESE national who made a false statement in her application for a visit pass was jailed for two weeks on Thursday.
Yang Jiamei, 37, who is two months' pregnant, had earlier pleaded guilty to lying that she was staying at Corporation Drive in the application form at the Visitor's Services Centre at Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Kallang Road, on Sept 2, 2005.
A court heard that her name and that of Kong Kim Poh were among those found in a black planner belonging to Lim Kian Peng after Lim's arrest in early 2006.
Investigation showed that Lim operated a syndicate which sourced and arrange for 'fake husbands'' willing to participate in either a marriage of convenience or a false marriage arrangement with Chinese nationals in return for bribes or in kind.
Most foreigners, particularly women from China, had extended their social visit passes to prolong their stay in Singapore in this way. Many cited that they were married to Singaporean men when extending their visit passes.
The court heard that Kong used to frequent a KTV pub in Geylang and befriended Yang, who later sought his help to extend her stay here by registering a marriage to her.
As Kong was not familiar with the paperwork, Yang contacted Lim for help. While waiting for Lim, she offered Kong $700 for his assistance. Lim came and did the paperwork for Kong, who was asked to meet him the next day at ICA.
Records from the Registry of Marriages showed that the notice of marriage was filed for Kong and Yang on Sept 30, 2005 but it was never solemnised.
Yang's lawyer, Mr Chia Boon Teck, had urged District Judge Chia Wee Kiat not to send her to prison as his client, a homemaker, has high-risk pregnancy. He said she had been happily married to a Singaporean for the past three years.
She could have been fined up to $4,000 and/or jailed for up to one year for the offence.
Jailed for false statement
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
Investigation showed that Lim operated a syndicate which sourced and arrange for 'fake husbands'' willing to participate in either a marriage of convenience or a false marriage arrangement with Chinese nationals in return for bribes or in kind. --ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
A CHINESE national who made a false statement in her application for a visit pass was jailed for two weeks on Thursday.
Yang Jiamei, 37, who is two months' pregnant, had earlier pleaded guilty to lying that she was staying at Corporation Drive in the application form at the Visitor's Services Centre at Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Kallang Road, on Sept 2, 2005.
A court heard that her name and that of Kong Kim Poh were among those found in a black planner belonging to Lim Kian Peng after Lim's arrest in early 2006.
Investigation showed that Lim operated a syndicate which sourced and arrange for 'fake husbands'' willing to participate in either a marriage of convenience or a false marriage arrangement with Chinese nationals in return for bribes or in kind.
Most foreigners, particularly women from China, had extended their social visit passes to prolong their stay in Singapore in this way. Many cited that they were married to Singaporean men when extending their visit passes.
The court heard that Kong used to frequent a KTV pub in Geylang and befriended Yang, who later sought his help to extend her stay here by registering a marriage to her.
As Kong was not familiar with the paperwork, Yang contacted Lim for help. While waiting for Lim, she offered Kong $700 for his assistance. Lim came and did the paperwork for Kong, who was asked to meet him the next day at ICA.
Records from the Registry of Marriages showed that the notice of marriage was filed for Kong and Yang on Sept 30, 2005 but it was never solemnised.
Yang's lawyer, Mr Chia Boon Teck, had urged District Judge Chia Wee Kiat not to send her to prison as his client, a homemaker, has high-risk pregnancy. He said she had been happily married to a Singaporean for the past three years.
She could have been fined up to $4,000 and/or jailed for up to one year for the offence.
