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Two court trials and a Parliament debate on Parti Liyani case: Justice in an imperfect world

Parti Liyani was found guilty, then acquitted. New facts surface. What do two court trials and a Parliament debate tell us about the justice system?

Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam speaking in Parliament on Nov 4, 2020. PHOTO: GOV.SG

Before Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam spoke about the case of Indonesian domestic worker Parti Liyani in Parliament on Wednesday, many Singaporeans wondered if there was a miscarriage of justice in the way she had been previously convicted of stealing $34,000 of items from her former employer Liew Mun Leong, who used to be chief executive of CapitaLand.

Ironically, after the parliamentary debate in which new information was disclosed, many will continue to ask if justice was served - because she was eventually acquitted.

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