Nus law prof claims he cried, pleaded with cpib deputy director 21jan20. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tsun hangs connections and jobs at similar companies. He revisited the issue of the two cheque book entries he claimed would show that. Prof tey might not be guilty of corruption but only at fault for improper sexual conduct with his student. Former national university of singapore law professor tey tsun hang said on friday that the case against him was politically. Thus, his current charges are not politically motivated unlike some who believed him. Tey tsun hang was appointed as a district judge in 2002 despite his publications on the criticism on the legal system of singapore in 2000. David petersons new book on wong shun leung martialtalk. Leung ting has 17 books on goodreads with 588 ratings. Former tenured law professor takes court action against. Emotional intelligence and career success at emotional.
Tey tsun hang right, alas, didnt become wellknown by authoring this book. Agence france presse a law professor was sentenced to five. Nus associate professor from the law faculty tey tsun hang has been charged in court over the sexforgrades case this morning. When miss ko discovered she was pregnant and told mr. David petersons new book on wong shun leung discussion in wing. View tsun hang teys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Censorship, sex and scandal in singapore the monthly. Tey tsun hang gave a statement to reporters after being charged with corruption on 27 july. Provides news updates as well as stories from the daily newspaper. Tey tsun hang vs public prosecutor citation 1150721. Tsun hang tey is an associate professor at the faculty of law, national university of singapore.
Nus exlaw professor went to jail for 5 months for nothing. Nus law prof claims he cried, pleaded with cpib deputy. Tey tsun hang arrives at the subcourts for the first day of his trial in a sexforgrades case. Law prof in sexforgrades trial says he was in love with former student. Singapore news today former nus law prof tey tsun hang. Tey tsun hang singapore s schizophrenic jurisprudence is fascinating to many legal scholars. Agc denies link to professors politically charged academic publications. Looking beyond the persecution of tey tsun hang sams. Embedded courts by kwai hang ng cambridge university press. Tey tsun hang, 41, faces six allegations that he corruptly obtained gifts and sex from 23yearold darinne ko, in return for lifting her grades.
Darinne ko wen hui, 23, said that on 24 july 2010, when she was a student at national university of singapore nus, she and associate law professor tey tsun hang, 41, had sex for the first time. Almost three years ago, singapores internal security department isd approached tey tsun hang, a malaysianborn law associate professor at the national university of singapore nus, about becoming a listening post meaning that he would provide information about goingson in the law faculty, including his own work. The wing tsun kuen by grandmaster leung ting is without a doubt the bible of wing tsun and set the standard for martial arts books since its publication in 1978. Former tenured law professor takes court action against nus to seek. Publications of ccpl, faculty of law, university of hong kong author. We offer the most extensive selection of academic programmes in singapore, collaborating with leading universities worldwide to provide our students with diverse opportunities for overseas exposure. The singapore legal system and the strange case of professor tey. The former tenured law professor of the national university of singapore, tey tsun hang, who was summarily dismissed by the university on 28 may 20 the same day he was initially convicted of corruption filed a court document on 3 june 2014 to seek. Former tenured law professor takes court action against nus to. Valuable informations about emotional intelligence and career success at emotional intelligence guide.
When chief district judge tan siong thye passed sentence on national university of singapore nus law professor tey tsun hang in june 20, it was reported that his supporters about 10 former students, former colleagues and friends who had been religiously showing up in court cried and hugged him after the horny professor was found guilty of corruption. A young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a. Trusts, and credit security trading by tey tsun hang singapore journal of legal studies, p. National university of singapore nus associate professor from the law faculty tey tsun hang has been charged in court over the sexforgrades case this morning. Law professor tey tsun hang, seen here leaving the subordinate court with lawyer yang sara, was convicted on may 28, 20, of all six counts of. Here are the words from the escort agency website that got so many men to book an underage prostitute. She had met him when he had been her teacher for a module and they had gotten to know each other when she helped him do research for a book he was. Law prof tey tsun hang found guilty in sexforgrades case youtube. He was also singapores former permanent representative to the united nations early life and education. Nus law prof tey takes short break after hyperventilating. The book accuses the singapore judiciary of inexcusable timidity. Excerpts from scandalising the singapore judiciary singapore. In the qs world university rankings by subject for 2011, national university of singapore nus faculty of law was ranked 1st in asia and 24th in the world.
Tey tsun hang cannot ask for compensation and the prosecution cannot pursue the case much further. Former law professor tey tsun hang, ex scdf chief peter. This book hints at the power relations and dynamics between the political. He was previously a law clerk to the former chief justice of singapore, a district judge of the subordinate courts, and a state counsel at the legislation division of the attorneygenerals chambers of singapore. Tey tsun hang jailed in singapore business insider. Details about the trial, many a times smack of a circus with the apparent objective of a trial by media, can be found at the trial of tsun hang blog. Agence france presse a law professor was sentenced to five months in jail in singapore for obtaining sexual. An academic who writes a book critical of the relationship between the singapore government and the legal profession. Law professor tey tsun hang, left, arrives at court in singapore on june 3, 20. Chinese courts are organized as a singular and unified system yet grassroots courts in urban and rural regions differ greatly in the way they use the law and are as diverse as the populations they serve. Ravi, wants the court to quash the decision claiming his right to a fair hearing was breached and. Professor tey tsun hang at subordinate courts, jul 27.
Verdict on sexforgrades trial to be delivered on may 28. Tey tsun hang was an nus law professor, former district judge, and seat counsel in the attorneygenerals chambers. Tey tsun hang, 42, was convicted of all six counts of corruptly obtaining gratification in the form of gifts. The verdict on the corruption trial involving law professor tey tsun hang will be delivered on may 28. The judge presiding over the sexforgrades case has adjourned the sentencing of former law professor tey tsun hang. Law professor tey tsun hang arrives at the subordinate courts on. Former nus law professor tey tsun hang wrongly sacked and jailed as singapore high court overturns sexforfavors conviction. Tey tsun hang is now incarcerated in singapores changi prison, after being sentenced to five months by the subordinate court. Asked to be a snitch, law prof refuses to stay compliantin law, crime, court. Former law professor tey tsun hang leaving selarang park. The 41 year old faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, darinne ko wen hui pic below, between may 2010 and july 2010. The appellant had taken advantage of ms ko in a corrupt manner see 469 of the tjs grounds of decision found at pp v tey tsun hang 20 sgdc 165, which i will refer to as the gd.
Law prof tey tsun hang found guilty in sexforgrades case. Its genius has been to present singapore as one of the most sophisticated and open societies with its common law, all the while being careful to help keep its highlycontrolled. Tommy koh thong bee dunu first class, dubc, pjg, bbm born 12 november 1937 is a singaporean international lawyer, professor and diplomat. About the book wsl ving tsun kuen hok is the legacy of the late sifu wong shun leung, one of the most famous and formidable students of ving tsun wing chun gung fu patriarch, grandmaster ip man. Sexforgrades professor tey tsun hang seeking court order. Sg truth truths, halftruths and lies are here for analyses. A delayed reaction to the nus sex for grades case tey. Nus associate law professor tey tsun hang arrives at court 27 july 2012 to face corruption charges.
Law professor tey tsun hang, 41, was charged in court on jul 27 with six offences in relation to a sexforgrades graft probe involving former student darinne ko wen hui. Leung tings most popular book is 116 wing tsun dummy techniques as demonstrated by grandmaster yi. Law prof in sexforgrades trial says he was in love. In his first response to yahoo singapore via email right after his acquittal from six corruption charges, he also spoke strongly against singapores judiciary and prosecutorial regime, saying he had no. Tey tsun hang, 42, was convicted of six counts of corruptly obtaining gratification in the form of gifts and sex from darinne ko wen hui. A diverse selection of reading for the wing chun collector. To be a district judge as the age of 30 is a remarkable. Former national university of singapore law professor tey tsun hang said on friday that the sexforfavours case against him was politically motivated right from the beginning. This comes after both the prosecution and defence presented their closing.
Tey tsun hang started hyperventilating in court during the. Law professor tey tsun hang arrives at the subordinate courts on tuesday, 9 april for the verdict of his trialwithinatrial, on the admissibility of six statements he made to officers in the cpib. Tsun hang tey mr faculty of law, national university. Tey about the baby, she was told by him to abort it. Legal scholar critical of singapore politics and law charged with corruption public prosecutor v. Tey could have been prosecuted in part because of a book he wrote. How good is the law department at the national university. Tey has been critical of singapores legal system, as evident in his publications such as death penalty singaporestyle. Tey tsun hang, 41, told the court on the eighth day of the trial that he had sobbed and at one point, even knelt in. The tj characterised the appellants relationship with ms ko as love with an ulterior motive.
Prof tey entered the legal service in the supreme court as a justice law clerk during the tenure of then chief. This book hints at the power relations and dynamics between the political establishment and the singapore judiciary. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Former nus law professor tey tsun hang wrongly sacked and. Ministry of foreign affairs contains official documents, press statements and speeches, correspondence between ministers of singapore and malaysia and text of the water agreements.
In 2011, hong kong university press published his book. Sentencing of former law prof tey tsun hang adjourned to june 3. The tj found that the appellant had not been a truthful witness. Tey tsun hang, 41, faces six allegations that he corruptly obtained gifts and sex from 23yearold darinne ko, in. In a recent book, andrew hacker and claudia dreifus, an academic and a journalist, report that america produced more than 100,000 doctoral degrees between 2005 and 2009. Sexforgrades case takes a surprising turn, singapore. Assoc prof tey tsun hang, national university of singapore.
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