A letter involving Yong’s company’s purchase of property was translated into English, according to city determine Terence Tay, which posed a question to Ms. Khoo.
He claimed that Yong is to “pay money,” which contradicts what the defense had previously stated, which is that Yong is going to Japan to find money.
Ms. Khoo explained that Yong must be physically present for the authorization process so that it must be made out of his bank accounts in Japan.
She claimed that Yong’s purchase of the property was a part of the “bigger business exchange” that will likely be able to raise money to pay his company’s bank notes obligations in Japan.
The idea of payment being due today was finally abandoned, according to Judge Tay.
” If our client’s program to go is granted, he can get a plane ticket today and keep Singapore”, said Ms Khoo.
” It’s not practical, right? We know it’s not realistic. It would’ve closed for company already”, answered the judge.
Ms. Khoo claimed that Yong would be able to negotiate for a day or two extension, but that he needed” some kind of certainty” that he could go so that his business counterparts may consider it.
She further explained that the defense had requested a subsequent letter for a follow-up conference on August 31.
Theong Li Han, the sheriff people attorney, objected to the defense’s request for Yong to leave the country.
She claimed that Yong’s flight risk was still higher, and that the location of his Vietnamese passport was still “unknown” because the Vietnamese authorities have not yet responded to inquiries asking whether he had returned his passport to them.
Second, a significant portion of the money raised by Yong’s business is still unaccounted for, so Yong may be able to get and use them if he flees.
Ms. Theong said that the proposed merger of residence in Japan is based on a letter from the defense that says that the balance to be paid is significant, at 351 million yen or about S$ 3.1 million.
” That the accused is requesting come to Japan to produce such a transaction, even though Evergreen’s business transactions in Singapore have been seized, underlines that he has access to significant resources overseas”, said Ms Theong.
She added that it was also unclear why Yong’s bodily presence was the only method the business contract had been finalized, with the Chinese counterparts having the opportunity to meet Yong in Singapore.
Ms. Khoo stated that her buyer has” no intent of fleeing Singapore at all.”
She said,” He did and he wants to return to Singapore to clear his name,” and that steps like spot communicating or regular video calls would be suggested.