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Not remorseful? Prosecution seeks stiffer sentence

Posted on 29 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Not remorseful? Prosecution seeks stiffer sentence

Mr Lee Kok Leong had vandalised his neighbours’ padlocks over an en bloc sale dispute. — ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA

THE former management committee chairman of Laguna Park has already been fined $1,200 for committing mischief – vandalising his neighbours’ padlocks.

But prosecution lawyers have pounced on comments he allegedly made to reporters – that he was not remorseful – to push for a stiffer sentence for him.

Yesterday, two reporters were put on the stand so they could tell the court what Mr Lee Kok Leong, 62, said to them.

The general manager of a logistics firm had pleaded guilty to two counts of mischief and was fined in April. He could have been fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to a year in jail on each charge.

He committed the acts of vandalism in August last year amid a row among Laguna Park residents over whether the condo should be sold en bloc. Continue reading →

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Questions on collective sale laws

Posted on 25 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Questions on collective sale laws

I REFER to last Friday’s letter by the Ministry of Law, ‘Rights of all owners adequately protected’.

I am particularly troubled by the statement: ‘We have taken steps under the Land Titles (Strata) Act to ensure the rights of all owners are adequately protected and provide recourse for those who feel aggrieved for any reason.’ For any reason? According to current laws, the Strata Titles Board will consider only financial objections. Non-financial objections are deemed irrelevant. So anyone objecting to a collective property sale for non-financial reasons has no legal recourse.

Also, an objector to a collective sale may be ordered by the Strata Titles Board to pay the legal costs of the majority consenting owners if his objection fails. For an individual, the prospect of having to pay legal costs is intimidating and makes any application to the Strata Titles Board to object to a sale a non-starter. Continue reading →

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