Former Singaporean actor Edmund Chen’s jail term over accident that injured motorcyclist cut from 5 days to 1 day
The Singapore High Court reduced former actor Edmund Chen's jail sentence from five days to one day following an appeal regarding a traffic accident that injured a motorcyclist. The judge ruled the original sentence was 'manifestly excessive' while maintaining the conviction for causing grievous hurt.
Why it matters
Reflects judicial standards for sentencing in traffic-related criminal cases in Singapore.
SINGAPORE: Former actor Edmund Chen, 64, had his jail sentence of five days cut to one day by the High Court on Monday (July 20) for his role in a traffic accident.
A motorcyclist suffered multiple wrist fractures from the incident.
His new lawyer, Senior Counsel Abraham Vergis from Providence Law Asia, had sought the maximum fine of S$5,000, arguing the custodial threshold had not been crossed in his case.
The five-day jail term was imposed by a district judge on Jan 29 despite the prosecution seeking a fine of between $3,000 and $5,000.
In allowing Chen’s appeal, Justice Hri Kumar Nair said five days’ jail was manifestly excessive, although he was unable to conclude that the district judge was wrong in his assessment that the custodial threshold was crossed.
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