On 4 August 2021, Lim Huey Ching, a director of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (“Hin Leong”), was charged in court with one count of obstructing the course of justice.
Investigations by the Commercial Affairs Department into Hin Leong revealed that sometime on or about 13 April 2020, Lim Huey Ching had allegedly instructed a Hin Leong employee to ensure that deleted items from Hin Leong’s computer servers could not be recovered, and to permanently dispose of previous backups of information on Hin Leong’s computer servers. Such instructions allegedly took place at a time when Hin Leong was facing probable civil or criminal proceedings.
The offence of the obstruction of the course of justice, punishable under Section 204A(b) of the Penal Code carries a punishment of an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
04 August 2021 @ 3:15 PM