A former director of Sakae Holdings, Andy Ong Siew Kee (also reported as Andy Ong Siew Kwee), is sentenced to 10 years and six months’ imprisonment for misappropriating about S$15.8 million. According to court accounts, Ong is found guilty of criminal breach of trust, abetting forgery, and giving false evidence in court. The Straits Times reports that Ong and two other men—Ho Yew Kong and Chua Wei Tat—were convicted following a trial. Channel NewsAsia adds that Ong was convicted in May after he claimed trial. The sentencing is handed down by the High Court, where the prosecution and findings focus on how the money was taken or otherwise handled and on Ong’s role in related acts involving forged documents and statements made during the proceedings. The reports do not provide additional detail on the specific schemes beyond the stated charges and the quantum involved. The sentence reflects the court’s assessment of the offences and their seriousness.
Former Sakae Holdings director sentenced to 10½ years for $15.8m misappropriation
A former director of Sakae Holdings, Andy Ong Siew Kee (also reported as Andy Ong Siew Kwee), is sentenced to 10 years and six months’ imprisonment for misappropriating about S$15.8 million. According...
- A former Sakae Holdings director, Andy Ong Siew Kee/Ong Siew Kwee, receives a 10 years and six months jail sentence.
- He is convicted of criminal breach of trust, abetting forgery, and giving false evidence in court.
- The misappropriation involves about S$15.8 million.
- His conviction follows a trial in which he had claimed trial; Channel NewsAsia says the conviction is in May.
- The Straits Times reports two other men, Ho Yew Kong and Chua Wei Tat, are also convicted in the same matter.
Andy Ong Siew Kwee and two other men - Ho Yew Kong and Chua Wei Tat - were earlier convicted after a trial.
2 hours agoOng Siew Kee was sentenced to 10 years and six months’ jail on Friday. He was convicted for criminal breach of trust, abetting forgery and giving false evidence in court in May after claiming trial.
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