Ng Lap Seng
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has once again reduced the sentences of businessmen Sio Tak Hong and Ng Lap Seng.
Sio was initially sentenced to 24 years by the Court of First Instance. The TSI last month reduced that sentence to 12 years, and now to 11 and a half years, according to a TDM report.
Ng, meanwhile, initially sentenced to 15 years, saw his sentence reduced by the TSI, at the end of November, to four years and six months. The sentence was further reduced to two years and six months, according to the report. The reduction is due to prescription for two of the three crimes of money laundering.
The two businessmen are involved in the ‘Land, Public Works, and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) Case,’ which saw 18 of 21 defendants convicted of several crimes related to corruption, money laundering and involvement in a secret society.
They were found guilty of active corruption, aggravated money laundering and document forgery, in addition to participation in a secret society.
These businessmen were found to have played roles in the case by offering bribes such as cash and luxury flats, the court ruled. Staff Reporter
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