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Ex-ST Marine president pleads guilty, sentenced to 14 days' jail

Published Thu, Jan 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE former president of Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), one of seven former senior executives of the company embroiled in a corruption scandal that erupted in December 2014, has been sentenced to a short detention order of 14 days for breaching section 157(1) of the Companies Act.

This meant that Chang Cheow Teck would be jailed for 14 days - the maximum term under such orders.

The 56-year-old had on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of failing to use reasonable diligence in…

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