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Criminal law [2012] SGHC 165

Public Prosecutor v Amir Hamzah Bin Mohammad

The High Court allowed the prosecutor’s appeal against sentence for criminal breach of trust by a police officer and increased the term from six weeks to six months.

  • Criminal breach of trust (s409 penal code)
  • Restitution as mitigation
  • Aggravating factors for public servants
  • Deterrence and sentencing benchmarks
  • Criminal-breach-of-trust
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2011] SGHC 141

Public Prosecutor v Tay Sheo Tang Elvilin

The High Court enhanced a police officer’s corruption sentence, holding that abusing police rank, corrupting junior officers, and concealing misconduct justified strong deterrence.

  • Bribery
  • Misappropriation
  • Abuse of public office
  • General deterrence
  • Consecutive sentencing
  • Corruption
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Administrative law [2004] SGCA 21

Attorney-General v Ng Hock Guan

The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that a police disciplinary dismissal was void because the authorised officer’s reasoning showed bias against defence witnesses.

  • Natural justice
  • Bias/prejudice
  • Standard of review
  • Declaration
  • Reinstatement
  • Dismissal
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Administrative law [2003] SGHC 284

Ng Hock Guan v Attorney-General

High Court judicial review of a police disciplinary dismissal. The court held the decision was irrational and unfair because the officer prejudged defence witnesses.

  • Judicial review
  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Natural justice
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Reinstatement and back pay
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law [2000] SGHC 179

Fong Ser Joo William v Public Prosecutor

The High Court dismissed a police officer’s corruption appeal, holding that payments were corrupt gratification for enquiries into police investigations and that the sentence was not excessive.

  • Bribery
  • Section 6(a) prevention of corruption act
  • Objective corruption
  • Guilty knowledge
  • Undue influence by gratuities
  • Corruption
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Criminal law [2000] SGHC 142

Hassan bin Ahmad v Public Prosecutor

The High Court upheld a police officer’s corruption convictions, holding that repeated payments formed a retainer, not innocent loans, and that no direct nexus to each act was required.

  • Receipt of gratification
  • Guilty knowledge (mens rea)
  • Objective corrupt element
  • Nexus between receipt and act
  • Public servant duties
  • Sentencing
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