Originally posted by iveco:
Thursday June 21, 11:17 PM
[b]Former NKF CEO Durai sentenced to 3 months in
jail
SINGAPORE: Former National Kidney Foundation chief TT Durai has
been sentenced to three months in jail, but he is filing an appeal
against the sentence.
The sentence was announced more than a week after Durai was found
guilty of falsifying documents to release S$20,000 of NKF funds to
interior designer and Durai's long-time friend, David Tan.
In his remarks, District Judge Aedit Abdullah said a charity
organisation such as the NKF is similar to a government institution
as funds are obtained from the public.
Therefore, the criminal act is significant and it has resulted in a
lot of damage.
He added that for a person in Durai's position to initiate the act
of arranging for David Tan to falsify the invoice is "particularly
culpable".
As for Durai's social contributions, the judge said the records
speak for themselves, but they cannot make up for Durai's grave
mistake.
Durai will return to the High Court where his appeal will be
heard.
In the meantime, 27 June has been set for the prosecution and
defence to meet with the judge to decide on a second charge.
The outstanding charge is similar to the current charge, but
Channel NewsAsia understands that it involves a different sum of
money.
The prosecution may proceed on this second charge, but it is also
possible that the charge will be dropped entirely.
For now, Durai will remain in Singapore as his passport is being
withheld by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.
He is currently out on a S$100,000 bail.
- CNA/so
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wow.. 'justice' done finally... 
