The Parti Liyani case has caused significant public disquiet. It has focused our minds on issues of criminal justice in a way no recent case has. Clearly, something went seriously wrong. An internal review is being conducted at the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) by Deputy Attorney-General Hri Kumar Nair. Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam is expected to make a ministerial statement in Parliament shortly.
Errors appear to have occurred at every level of the system, from the initial police investigation to the prosecutors' decision to charge Ms Parti, an Indonesian domestic worker accused of stealing from her employer, prominent business chief Liew Mun Leong; to the handling of the case at trial and the lower court's finding of guilt.
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