New life.”So remarked Wong Siew Hong, the lawyer who represented Malaysian Beh Chew Boo (pic), 38, who was acquitted of all five charges of bringing drugs to Singapore, escaped the gallows and returning to Malaysia a free man. I have done my job as a lawyer, as a man and as a friend, ” Singaporean Wong said at Changi Airport on Thursday morning (March 11). On March 2, the same panel of judges - Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang and Steven Chong - also set aside the prosecution's application to impose four lighter charges on Beh. For the past 10 days, he provided temporary accommodation for the Malaysian at a hotel, as well as clothing and expenses until all his return arrangements had been completed. At the departure gate of the airport, Beh was seen bowing before Wong who had proved that his client is innocent in a court battle that stretched for 52 months.

Source: The Star March 11, 2021 02:26 UTC