Shaw family scion Howard Shaw sentenced to 8 weeks' jail, $10k fine for drink driving
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Howard Shaw Chai Li, grandson of Shaw cinema founder, arrives at the State Courts on May 25, 2017.
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SINGAPORE - Shaw family scion Howard Shaw Chai Li, 46, was sentenced to eight weeks' jail after he pleaded guilty to drink driving on Thursday (May 25).
He was also fined $10,000 and disqualified from driving for eight years.
When Shaw was stopped while driving along Whitley Road at around 3.45am on Jan 31, he had 88 microgrammes (mcg) of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
This is more than double the prescribed limit of 35mcg.
Shaw is the grandson of Mr Runme Shaw, the founder of the Shaw Organisation.
It was the third time the former green activist committed drink driving.
According to court documents, he was previously convicted of drink driving in 1997 and 2006.
In 1997, he was fined $3,000 and disqualified from driving for two years.
He was jailed for a week, fined $8,000 and disqualified from driving for four years following the 2006 conviction.
In Singapore, first-time drink drivers can be jailed for up to six months or fined between $1,000 and $5,000.
Second-time drink drivers can be jailed for up to a year and fined between $3,000 and $10,000.
Recalcitrant offenders who receive an enhanced punishment can be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $30,000.
