Judge to decide if Tey Tsun Hang was coerced into giving statements

Judge to decide if Tey Tsun Hang was coerced into giving statements

POSTED: 05 Apr 2013 7:23 PM

SINGAPORE: The chief district judge will decide on Monday if the law professor accused of corruption in the sex-for-grades trial was coerced into giving statements to the authorities.

Tey Tsun Hang, 41, faces six counts of corruptly obtaining gifts and sex from his former student, 23-year-old Darinne Ko, between May and July 2010, in return for giving her better grades.

Tey has maintained throughout that he was coerced into making confessions to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

He said his six CPIB statements were made under duress.

Earlier this week, he testified that the officers threatened him, hurled expletives and intimidated him into confessing.

The prosecution's case is that Tey is "making things up" along the way.

Lead prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy also tried to prove Tey pretended to suffer from acute stress disorder.

On Monday, Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye will hear oral submissions on this issue and decide if Tey's statements were made involuntarily.

The main trial will begin after that, depending on his ruling.

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