Tuesday, 08 Dec 2020 02:15 PM MYT
Xiong Jiawei, a Singapore permanent resident, absconded to his home country of China and has no intention of returning here, his former lawyer Gino Hardial Singh toldA review of Xiong’s arrest warrant was held in the State Courts yesterday. Gino Hardial discharged himself as Xiong’s defence counsel during the last review in late October.“We were only apprised of his whereabouts in China on the morning of September 1.
He initially faced a charge of insulting a woman’s modesty, which carries a jail term of up to a year, a fine, or both. Such warrants are issued by the courts to the police or other law enforcement agencies to arrest an alleged offender, in instances such as if they fail to attend court proceedings. Reviews are held if the accused person cannot be located.
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