FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 SEPTEMBER 2020 in Response To

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 SEPTEMBER 2020 In response to media queries on the involvement of the Attorney-General (“AG”) in the public prosecution of PP v Parti Liyani, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”) is issuing this statement. 2 Neither AG Lucien Wong nor the Deputy Attorneys-General (“DAGs”) were involved in any prosecutorial decisions regarding the charges brought in PP v Parti Liyani. This case was among those routinely handled by AGC which did not require the involvement of the AG or the DAGs. 3 Several years prior to his appointment as AG, AG Lucien Wong sat on the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of CapitaLand Limited while Mr Liew Mun Leong (“Mr Liew”) was President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. AG Lucien Wong stepped down from the Board in January 2006. AG Lucien Wong and Mr Liew did not have a personal relationship, and this continues today. 4 AGC stated in its media statement of 6 September 2020 that it is studying the High Court judgment on Parti Liyani v PP to assess what further action, if any, ought to be taken in this case, in the light of Justice Chan Seng Onn’s comments. AG Lucien Wong, for personal reasons, had already recused himself from the review of this case on 5 September 2020, soon after the High Court judgment was released. The review is being led by DAG Hri Kumar Nair. * * * Page 1 of 2 1 Upper Pickering Street, Singapore 058288 ● tel: +65 6908 9000 ● fax: +65 6538 9000 ● www.agc.gov.sg ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S CHAMBERS MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT For queries, please contact: Ms Dawn Ang Senior Assistant Director Tel: 6908 9448 Email: [email protected] Ms Lai Xue Ying Manager Tel: 6908 3067 Email: [email protected] Page 2 of 2 1 Upper Pickering Street, Singapore 058288 ● tel: +65 6908 9000 ● fax: +65 6538 9000 ● www.agc.gov.sg .

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JUDICIARY TIMES - Issue 01
JUDICIARY TIMES - ISSUE 01 ISSUE 01 | MAY 2018 JUDICIARY TIMES Opening of Twelve Key Initiatives The Family Justice Legal Year 2018: Announced at Courts Workplan 2018: Towards a Future- State Courts In the Next Phase Ready Legal Sector Workplan 2018 1 JUDICIARY TIMES - ISSUE 01 CONTENTS ISSUE 01 | MAY 2018 01 03 04 OPENING OF JUDGES AND TWELVE KEY LEGAL YEAR 2018: INTERNATIONAL InitiatiVES Towards A JUDGES ATTEND ANNOUNCED at FUTURE-Ready SICC 2018 State Courts LEGAL Sector WORKPLAN 2018 05 06 07 International THE Family Court AND TRIBUNAL IT DEVELOPMENTS JUSTICE Courts Administrators AND ITS IMPACT WORKPLAN 2018: attend THE ON LAW IN THE NEXT PHASE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ProGRAMME 2 JUDICIARY TIMES - ISSUE 01 07 08 08 SMU SCHOOL Volunteer TRAINING FOR OF LAW HOSTS Mediators newly recruited LUNCH FOR attend TRAINING Volunteer SUPREME COURT ProGRAMME Support PERSONS BENCH 09 09 10 State Courts State Courts THE JUDICIARY introduces launcH GIVES Back to DOCUMENTS-Only PHASE 2 SOCIETY process FOR OF THE CJTS CIVIL CASES 11-13 14 15 15 16 NotaBLE WHAT’S AWARDS & UPCOMING BEHIND THE VISITS NEW ACCOLADES EVENTS SCENES 3 JUDICIARY TIMES - ISSUE 01 HIGHLIGHTS OPENING OF LEGAL YEAR 2018: Towards A FUTURE - Ready LEGAL Sector The Opening of the Legal Year on 8 January was Chief Justice also highlighted the challenges ahead for marked by the traditional ceremony that took place the legal fraternity and the courts, which included in the morning at the Supreme Court Auditorium, the potential disruptive force of technology and the followed by the Judiciary Dinner held at the Istana.
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