Statements made while vulnerable and intimidated: Tey Tsun Hang

Statements made while vulnerable and intimidated: Tey Tsun Hang

SINGAPORE: The NUS law professor involved in a sex-for-grades corruption trial said in court Tuesday that investigation officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) badgered him into making confessions at a time when he was vulnerable.

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.

Tey took the stand for a second day on Tuesday to present his side of the story.

The former district judge maintained that officers from CPIB had intimidated and hurled English and Hokkien vulgarities at him when he was hauled into CPIB for questioning in 2012.

Tey was brought in for questioning on 2 April 2012, but was admitted to Alexandra Hospital later on in the day after cracking under CPIB's interrogation.

He was then hospitalised until 5 April 2012.

Tey recounted in court Tuesday how he went back to CPIB for more questioning despite being ill and in a vulnerable state.

He is currently contesting the admissibility of his CPIB statements, saying that they were made under duress.

The court will then decide if his statements are admissible at the end of the “trial within a trial”.

The main trial will then start after this.

- CNA/jc

- wong chee tat :)