President scholar tio charged!

[Little_prince]

President's Scholar charged with false entries in SAF documents to have case re-tried

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...have-case-re-tr

 

By Ian Poh

A 28-year-old army captain, who was charged with making false entries in an official document, will have his case re-tried after a military appeals court quashed his conviction.

 

Sherwayn Tan, 28, had been fined $2,000 for falsely indicating he had used a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) facility to train soldiers under him, and another unrelated charge. He also received a letter of discharge from the Defence Ministry (Mindef) following his guilty plea in a Subordinate Military Court last July.

 

But on Monday, a five-man Military Court of Appeal unanimously decided that that the conviction be set aside following an appeal by the infantry officer, who is also a President's Scholar.

 

Tan holds an Economics degree from the London School of Economics. It is understood the SAF scholar, who enlisted for military service in 2004 and had a clean disciplinary record prior to the offences, is nearing the end of his six-year bond.

Edited July 9, 2013 by Little_prince

[Viceroymenthol]

From LinkedIn

 

 

Sherwayn Tan's Experience

 

Staff Officer (Special Projects)

Future Systems Directorate, Ministry of Defence Singapore

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Government Administration industry

September 2011

Edited July 9, 2013 by Viceroymenthol

[Lala81]

no head no tail leh. Falsified documents that they used a training facility?

[Jman888]

so no conviction yet since waiting for a re-tried

 

sibei luan ! [:/]

[Viceroymenthol]

http://www.sgcollect.com/forum/lofiversion...php/t27998.html

 

This year's other President's Scholar, Sherwayn Tan, 18, is headed for the London School of Economics to study economics. He was a student of River Valley High and Hwa Chong Junior College.

 

Both Sherwayn and Ruijie are Singapore Armed Forces overseas scholarship holders.

 

Sherwayn plans to do a master's degree in business administration in the US in future. But, for now, the cycling enthusiast 'is dying to cycle in France', for fun and perhaps competition.

 

He has an older sister, Shermin, 20, a medical student at the National University of Singapore. His father, Mr Tan Lye Soon, 51, is a retired air force officer.

 

His mother, Madam Mok Choi Chee, 50, a housewife, described him as an independent individual. She said: 'I don't know whether it's because he's left-handed, but he doesn't think and react in the same way and has a different perspective.'

[Lala81]

quite surprising that they would retrial the case. Thought usually SAF court is like formality only ...

[Tonyhawk]

huh?

 

he pleaded guilty and so was convicted.

 

I assume then that he appealed the sentence, but the conviction got quashed?

 

huh?

[Little_prince]

falsified SAF documents? enough to ruin a president scholar's career?

 

really shocking.

 

i thought it happens all the time.

[Little_prince]

huh?

 

he pleaded guilty and so was convicted.

 

I assume then that he appealed the sentence, but the conviction got quashed?

 

huh?

 

plead guilty liao can appeal ?

[Tonyhawk]

appeal the sentence.

 

i suppose he wasnt happy he PG and yet got DISCHARGED from service.

 

but to overturn a conviction when he already PG is weird.

[Viceroymenthol]

falsified SAF documents? enough to ruin a president scholar's career?

 

really shocking.

 

i thought it happens all the time.

 

Probably offended somebody in there. Or got pow-toh'ed by a career rival.

 

No big loss lah, he still has a glittering career ahead of him in foreign bank. Any one would hire him, no problem. He can also go and study his MBA at some prestigious US school now (paid for by his new employer).

[Little_prince]

appeal the sentence.

 

i suppose he wasnt happy he PG and yet got DISCHARGED from service.

 

but to overturn a conviction when he already PG is weird.

 

but the report no head no tail leh.

 

anyone in SAF got insights?

[Little_prince]

Probably offended somebody in there. Or got pow-toh'ed by a career rival.

 

No big loss lah, he still has a glittering career ahead of him in foreign bank. Any one would hire him, no problem. He can also go and study his MBA at some prestigious US school now (paid for by his new employer).

 

i doubt still can pass background check

[Jman888]

but the report no head no tail leh.

 

anyone in SAF got insights?

 

 

basket you are the one who post the no head no tail thread leh :angry:

 

 

mod, give him a yellow! [laugh]

[Tarzan666]

Govt officials, civil servants muz have whiter than white image..

 

any court case..usually they siao liao..

 

some more SAF officer got integrity issues..SAF will come down hard on him..

 

my coy 2IC a captain regular, got caught cheating in SOC, he took a small short cut..caught by a colonel.

 

Heard he was stripped of his rank, then he broke bond..

 

[Alheych]

Probably offended somebody in there. Or got pow-toh'ed by a career rival.

 

No big loss lah, he still has a glittering career ahead of him in foreign bank. Any one would hire him, no problem. He can also go and study his MBA at some prestigious US school now (paid for by his new employer).

 

tree big attract wind. but yes he still has a bright future, no worry.

[Little_prince]

basket you are the one who post the no head no tail thread leh :angry:

 

 

mod, give him a yellow! [laugh]

 

blame straits times lah.

[Celicar]

no head no tail leh. Falsified documents that they used a training facility?

Since when did SAF things make sense? I remember last time got rushed so badly to eat dinner, gobbled everything down, wash tray rush up put tray take SBO helmet rifle rush down to be ready to load up tonner for night range then..................................... waited forever for tonner.