Parts of the statements was not made by me: sex-for-grades law prof

Parts of the statements was not made by me: sex-for-grades law prof

    By Claire Huang
    POSTED: 11 Apr 2013 10:58 PM
 
The law professor embroiled in a sex-for-grades trial said that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) officers who recorded his statements included details he could not have made.

SINGAPORE: The law professor embroiled in a sex-for-grades trial on Thursday said that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) officers who recorded his statements included details he could not have made.

Tey Tsun Hang, 41, is defending himself against six counts of corruptly obtaining gratification in the form of gifts and sex from his then-student Darinne Ko Wen Hui, 23, between May and July 2010 in return for lifting her grades.

CPIB investigator Wilson Khoo and deputy director Teng Khee Fatt testified in court on Thursday.

Tey said that he could not have told Mr Teng that the board of examiners was meeting soon, in relation to the final ranking of the National University of Singapore’s students.

This was because the board was scheduled to meet on 24 May, the day the statement in question was taken.

Mr Teng however disagreed, saying that Tey told him this during the recording of the statement.

Tey also said Mr Teng excluded many important details from his investigation diary.

For example, Mr Teng instructed his officers to make copies of Tey's two cheque books; Tey had previously said the cheque book entries showed he paid Ms Ko for the gifts.

Based on the examples, Tey said the investigation diary could not be taken at face value.

However Mr Teng countered that the exclusion of some details from the diary did not make the entries untrue.

The trial continues.

- CNA/jc

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