Criminal Trial Judge Erred in Convicting Ex-Oil Tycoon OK Lim of Cheating
Davinder Singh, the lawyer for Lim Oon Kuin, argued that the criminal trial judge erred in convicting the Hin Leong founder of cheating charges during a High Court hearing on October 24.
Lim, an 83-year-old legend in Singapore's oil industry, was earlier sentenced to 17 years and six months' jail on three charges of cheating and forgery, following a 62-day criminal trial.
The case has been hailed as “one of the most serious cases of trade financing fraud” in Singapore.
Lim's lawyers have appealed the conviction and sentences imposed, seeking a reduced sentence of seven years' jail, citing his age and the fact that a 20-year sentence would be akin to a life sentence.
- Lim would be released from prison only when he is 94 or 95 years old, even with a one-third remission of his sentence.
Author's summary: Ex-oil tycoon OK Lim's conviction appealed.