A 22-year old woman has been hauled to court for allegedly
giving another woman a sum of money to take the rap for her traffic
offence.
Evangeline Tay Su Ann, a Ngee Ann Polytechnic student at the
time of the offence, is accused of giving Leung Man Kwan 1,000
dollars to take the blame on her behalf.
Tay beat a red light at the junction of Lornie and Sime Roads at
around 10pm on 22 January 2008.
It’s believed she then approached a former Deputy Superintendent of
Police, Kelvin Choo Yew Beng to find someone to take the
rap.
Choo agreed and allegedly roped in Leung, who was his girlfriend at
that time.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Department says in its media
release that Tay is believed to have transferred 1,000 dollars into
Choo’s bank account in mid February 2008.
This, after Leung’s particulars were allegedly submitted to the
Traffic Police.
It’s believed Choo then transferred the money to his ex-girlfriend
shortly after this.
Those found guilty of intentionally perverting the course of
justice could be jailed a maximum of seven years and
fined.
Tay is now out on a $5,000 bail.
--938Live