Sim Siong Chye, 55, was a counsellor at the Singapore Embassy in Japan when he committed the offences. - INSTAGRAM, SINGAPORE EMBASSY TOKYO/FACEBOOK
He had returned to Japan on June 9 to be questioned by the Japanese authorities, reported the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was quoted as saying that he had done so out of remorse and of his own will. In mid-April, he returned to Singapore after completing his tour of duty. The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 2 that it was prepared to waive his diplomatic immunity to facilitate investigations by the Japanese authorities.On Feb 27, Sim was caught using a smartphone to film an undressed male teenager in the men’s changing room of a public bath in Tokyo’s Minato ward, where the Singapore embassy is located.
In response to queries, MFA said earlier on June 13 that Sim did not have diplomatic immunity any longer, as his posting as a counsellor had ended.