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. Singapore news today former nus law prof tey tsun hang. The book accuses the singapore judiciary of inexcusable timidity. Both former national university of singapore law professor tey tsun hang and excivil defence chief peter lim started their jail terms on wednesday. Nus law prof tey takes short break after hyperventilating. He was sentenced to five months in jail for obtaining sexual favours and gifts from a female student in exchange for better grades. Law professor tey tsun hang was convicted on may 28, 20, of all six counts of corruptly accepting sex and gifts from his student at the. 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. On the face of it, this is the story of a 41 yearold male law professor who had sex with a 23 yearold. In a separate judgment on sentencing see pp v tey tsun hang 20 sgdc 166, the tj found that there were many aggravating factors. In 1980 grandmaster moy yats disciple moy wo tin was given the task of translating the seals into english. Asked to be a snitch, law prof refuses to stay compliantin law, crime, court cases. Tsun hang tey mr faculty of law, national university of.
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 reinstatement of his tenured academic position. Sexforgrades case takes a surprising turn, singapore news. Nus law professor tey tsun hang c leaving the court after the first day of the trial. I have no confidence in the singapore judiciary submitted by farhan on fri, 28022014 5.
Ravi, wants the court to quash the decision claiming his right to a fair hearing was breached and this was a. Tey could have been prosecuted in part because of a book he wrote. Jan, 20 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. Former law professor tey tsun hang has failed in his bid to launch court proceedings to challenge his sacking from the national university of singapore nus in 20. Tey tsun hang, the law professor convicted on corruption charges after having an affair with a student, is heading to jail for five months. Former law professor tey tsun hang, ex scdf chief peter. A delayed reaction to the nus sex for grades case tey tsun.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tsun hangs connections and jobs at similar companies. Provides news updates as well as stories from the daily newspaper. Legal scholar critical of singapore politics and law charged. Former law professor tey tsun hang, accused of obtaining sex and gifts from one of his students. Publications of ccpl, faculty of law, university of hong kong author. Law professor tey tsun hang, arriving in court on day 3 of his sexforgrades trial on 14 jan 20. He was fired on may 28 last year the same day he was convicted of corruptly receiving. View tsun hang teys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Jul 25, 2012 nus law professor tey tsun hang c leaving the court after the first day of the trial. It explains how chinese judges rule and how the law is not the only script they follow political, administrative, social and economic factors all influence verdicts. Jan 10, 20 a young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a sexforgrades case said in court thursday that she lost her virginity to him. Apr 15, 20 tey tsun hang, 41, faces six allegations that he corruptly obtained gifts and sex from 23yearold darinne ko, in return for lifting her grades between may and july 2010. Giving out all of that extra credit wasnt worth it. Assoc prof tey tsun hang, national university of singapore. Nus exlaw professor went to jail for 5 months for nothing. Tey tsun hang abstract singapores governing peoples action party pap leadership has always been sensitive towards political criticism. Trusts, and credit security trading by tey tsun hang singapore journal of legal studies, p. A delayed reaction to the nus sex for grades case tey. 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, in return for giving her better grades.
The attorneygenerals chambers agc has denied any link between the politically charged academic publications of nus law facultys associate professor tey tsun hang and the prosecution against him for corruption for allegedly sleeping with law student darinne ko in return for improving her grades. Law prof tey tsun hang found guilty in sexforgrades case the law professor implicated in the sexforgrades case has been found guilty of corruption after a trial that spanned five months, from january to may. Sexforgrades professor tey tsun hang seeking court order. 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. Newsroom tey tsun hang arrives in the sub courts for sentencing in sexforgrades trial former national university of singapore law professor tey tsun hang was sentenced to a total of five months in jail on monday for the six charges against him in the sexforgrades case. A young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a sexforgrades case said in court thursday that she lost her virginity to him. High court overturns former nus law profs sexforfavours. Law prof in sexforgrades trial says he was in love. Tey tsun hang cannot ask for compensation and the prosecution cannot pursue the case much further. The first guy who came in was prof tey tsun hang and hans tjio. The appellant had initiated the illicit relationship with ms ko. Leung tings most popular book is 116 wing tsun dummy techniques as demonstrated by grandmaster yi. Nus law prof tey takes short break after hyperventilating 22jan20. Nus ex law professor went to jail for 5 months for nothing.
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. According to a the new paper tnp exclusive on wednesday, the equity professor was arrested in april and is now out on bail. Leung ting has 16 books on goodreads with 592 ratings. Law prof in sexforgrades trial says he was in love with. At least going by the number of conspiracies circulating nowadays, m ravi being fixed by law society and prof tey tsun hang being fixed because his academic writings were critical of the leegime. Muthucumaraswamy sornarajah born 24 april 1942 is a legal academic.
The corrupt practices investigation bureau has him under probe for allegedly. Tam hon, tam gar saam chin martialart gymnasium the kungfu style with the soft and unlaborious but at the same time the most fierce and fatal streetfighting method. Legal scholar critical of singapore politics and law. 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. A thorough research into the theories of kungfu law kay, choy lee fut founder chan heung memorial association promoter of chinese kungfu for the benefits of all races of the world. In a recent magistrates appeal, the singapore high court overturned the conviction of former law professor tey tsun hang tey after finding. The law professor implicated in the sexforgrades case has been found guilty of corruption after a trial that spanned five months, from january to may. Jan 11, 20 a young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a sexforgrades case said in court thursday that she lost her virginity to him. Tey tsun hang was an nus law professor, former district judge, and seat counsel in the attorneygenerals chambers. Koh professor of law at the national university of singapore, the tunku abdul rahman professor of law at the university of malaya, and the former head of the school of law at the university of tasmania sornarajah attended the royal college colombo and received law degrees from the. But mr tey tsun hang wants back his old law professor job at the national university of singapore nus. Law professor tey tsun hang c arrives at court in singapore on june 3, 20. Censorship, sex and scandal in singapore the monthly.
Law professor tey tsun hang, left, arrives at court in singapore on june 3, 20. Former tenured law professor takes court action against nus. Tey tsun hang started hyperventilating in court during the. Feb 28, 2014 in a separate judgment on sentencing see pp v tey tsun hang 20 sgdc 166, the tj found that there were many aggravating factors. Tey tsun hang vs public prosecutor citation 1150721 court. Sexforgrades professor tey tsun hang seeking court order to. Tey tsun hang arrives at the subcourts for the first day of his trial in a sexforgrades case. How good is the law department at the national university. Tey tsun hang singapores schizophrenic jurisprudence is fascinating to many legal scholars. If the govt has a list of people to fix, i wonder if lawyers take up more than half that list. An academic who writes a book critical of the relationship between the singapore government and. Tey has been critical of singapores legal system, as evident in his publications such as death penalty singaporestyle. 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.
In 1967 grandmaster moy yat and his student chinam kwong engraved the ving tsun history and idioms kuen kuit onto a set of 51 seals, and were originally published as a chineseonly edition. He asked how the green and yellow book is getting on. Nobody helped me as though i had my throat tied up. Law professor tey tsun hang was convicted on may 28, 20, of all six counts of corruptly accepting sex and gifts from his student at the national university of singapore in return for giving her. 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. 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, in return for giving her better grades between may and. Former law professor tey tsun hang, ex scdf chief peter lim. Adding comments from agc former national university of singapore law professor tey tsun hang, who was previously convicted in a sexforgrades scandal, was on friday morning acquitted of all his charges in singapores high court on appeal. Based on extensive fieldwork and indepth interviews, this book offers a penetrating discussion of the operation of chinese courts. Ravi, wants the court to quash the decision claiming his right to a fair hearing was breached and this was a breach of. I did not know tey tsun hang and his book was on the shelf.
May 28, 20 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, in return for giving her better grades between may and. Agence france presse a law professor was sentenced to five months in jail in singapore for obtaining sexual. 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. He revisited the issue of the two cheque book entries he claimed would show that he had. Hes seeking his old job, latest others news the new paper. Oct 22, 2014 i was here alone for one week, dangling. Law professor tey tsun hang arrives at the subordinate courts on. Koh professor of law at the national university of singapore, the tunku abdul rahman professor of law at the university of malaya, and the former head of the school of law at the university of tasmania. Former law professor tey tsun hang leaving selarang park. The corrupt practices investigation bureau has him under probe for allegedly having sex with a. Former tenured law professor takes court action against. Tey tsun hang jailed in singapore business insider. 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. Jan 11, 20 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.
Tey tsun hang, 41, made the request in an unexpected twist minutes into the trial on thursday morning. An nus law professor cannot get his book published by his own univeristy, but. He was also singapores former permanent representative to the united nations. Tsun hang tey mr faculty of law, national university. Darinne koa young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a sexforgrades case said in court thursday that she lost her virginity to him. Nus associate law professor tey tsun hang arrives at court 27 july 2012 to face corruption charges. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
The national university of singapore nus law professor who is on trial for corruption in a sexforgrades case will defend himself in court. Tey has been critical of singapores legal system, as evident in his publications such as death. Justice woo bih li criticised his character strongly in court, however, calling him a. Sexforgrades case takes a surprising turn, singapore. 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. Tey, a former district judge, was charged in court last year for having corruptly obtained sexual gratification. Tsun hang tey is an associate professor at the faculty of law, national university of singapore. Exlaw prof tey tsun hang cleared of corruption by high. Law prof tey tsun hang found guilty in sexforgrades case. The singapore legal system and the strange case of professor tey. Tey tsun hang vs public prosecutor citation 1150721. 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 political and social system largely intact. National university of singapore associate law professor tey tsun hang was charged friday morning with six counts of corruption in a sexforgrades scandal.
Singapore has a highly sophisticated legal framework that imposes close and strict regulation on the local press and media system. Apr 12, 2016 tey tsun hang, the law professor convicted on corruption charges after having an affair with a student, is heading to jail for five months. Tey tsun hang gave a statement to reporters after being charged with corruption on 27 july. Singapores schizophrenic jurisprudence is fascinating to many legal scholars. 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. Tey tsun hang, 41, faces six allegations that he corruptly obtained gifts and sex from 23yearold darinne ko, in return for lifting her grades between may and.
A young lawyer testifying against her former law professor in a. Tommy koh thong bee dunu first class, dubc, pjg, bbm born 12 november 1937 is a singaporean international lawyer, professor and diplomat. Exlaw prof fails in bid to challenge nus, singapore news. National university of singapore associate law professor currently being investigated in a sexforgrades scandal has been identified as former district judge tey tsun hang.
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