Ex-NTUC president Phey Yew Kok faces 28 more charges
Singapore
FORMER Member of Parliament Phey Yew Kok who was on the run for 35 years now faces 28 additional charges, taking the total number of charges against him to 34. The additional charges were read out to the 81-year-old in court on Thursday. Of the total, 25 relate to criminal breach of trust involving an amount of more than S$425,000.
The former NTUC president also faces three misappropriation charges involving more than S$27,000, two charges of using the trade union's funds to purchase shares in a supermarket without the Minister's approval, two counts of abetting provision of false informat…
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