LTC Frederick Teo Li-Wei Faces Court Martial
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Teo Li-Wei, a deputy director in the Defence Ministry's defence policy office, appeared before a military court yesterday. He faces court martial for alleged misconduct involving a female subordinate.
No charges were read out at the hearing. His lawyers asked for the court martial to be adjourned for three weeks to give them time to make legal representations to the military prosecutor.
Teo Li Wei is the highest-ranking SAF officer to be charged for offences related to female subordinates since 2000.
At that time, Colonel Low Wye Mun, then the Army’s Chief Medical Officer, admitted making sexual advances towards a married female subordinate. He was subsequently demoted to a major and lost more than $325,000 in retirement benefits.
With his qualifications (SAF scholar and former Hwa Chong JC student), Teo Li-Wei should be able to rise further through the ranks but too bad, his career is now condemned.
How to have moral authority to lead the troops into battle if you face charges for sexual offense before?
Whether you are an officer or politician, your conduct and integrity must be exemplary. Singaporeans expect nothing less.
Posted at 4:12 AM | Labels: Singapore news |
2 comments:
I find that it unfair that a person who has yet to be convicted for the supposed offence is already being condemned as being guilty.
DEATH TO ALL THE REGULARS!!!!!!
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