May 29, 2007

Durai wants to travel overseas, judge says "ok lo"

T T Durai will know his fate on 11th Jun when the court gives its verdict. Since the final hearing is just a little more than a week away, Durai decided to go overseas!

"Mr Durai is allowed by the court to travel overseas as he is not seen as a flight risk" - CNA


"法官定下个月11日裁决,杜莱过后通过律师申请出国。他说,他要去印度、欧洲、马来西亚、中东、中国、日本、印尼和美国。杜莱并没有说明出国目的,法官在控方没有异议的情况下批准所请,允许他从即日起至下个月10日期间出国。" - 联合早报

And the best part is, the prosecution didn't raise any objections to this!! Durai is allowed to return to SG as late as the DAY BEFORE HEARING. As you can see above, he plans to travel to 8 different countries. If he is to leave today, he will need to visit all 8 countries within 12 days! This is truly the Amazing Race!!!

I don't know much about the judicial system in SG, but when you are due to receive the verdict, aren't you supposed to remain in SG no matter how "peanuts" your case may be????? What does it mean when "Durai is not seen as a flight risk"?

A S$100,000 bail is like sesame seed to Durai, there is always this possibility that he might decide to "remain" overseas a little longer. Anyway I believe Durai is a man of the highest integrity. I believe that is the reason why the judge let him go 'relac' overseas before coming back to face the music.

Let's see what happens next..

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