Re: Cane wrongly and refused to pay up

truth wrote:
This pap government is too much. The prison department under
Wong Kan Seng's MHA canned a prisoner for more strokes that
he was supposed to. Their claim of compensation for this mistake
was only about $32,000 and yet the pap government refused to
pay up. They made this family fight it out in their bias court.
Meanwhile they spend hundreds of $millions in trying to cover up
their mistake of not being able to hold onto a dangerous man.
Their actions caused great inconveniences to the public. It also
cost the public dearly in terms of lost hours and lost productivity.
This pap government is more prepared to pander to their own
whims and fancies than doing what is right and necessary for
Singaporeans.



anti-Singapore lapdog,
senile dementia old man in pain and agony

Stop lying!

" the family had indicated they would settle for nothing less than $300,000. At one point last year, they asked for a $3-million settlement"

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/245166.asp

Minister for Home Affairs, Director of Prison Services among those named in suit

Loh Chee Kong
cheekong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

IT was described by the Government as a "regrettable" administrative mistake, and one it took seriously, including censuring the judge who had failed to spot the error. The court clerk responsible also resigned.
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But the family of Mr Dickson Tan, who was wrongly given three extra strokes of the cane, is refusing to let the matter rest.
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They are suing the Minister for Home Affairs and the Director of Prison Services for negligence, and the Superintendent of the Admiralty West Prison — where Mr Tan was jailed — for breach of duty.
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On Wednesday, Mr Tan's family filed a 13-page writ of summons against the Government for the incident, which had dominated headlines last year.
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Mediation talks over two months had broken down last September.
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According to the writ, a copy of which was obtained by Today, the Government has made an interim payment of $8,000 as compensation. And while the writ did not state the total sum the family is seeking, Today understands it is just over four times that amount.
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This is despite the fact that earlier, the family had indicated they would settle for nothing less than $300,000. At one point last year, they asked for a $3-million settlement — of which $2.7 million would go to charity — a sum the Government said was unacceptable.
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Among other claims, the family wants compensation for medical expenses, loss of future earnings and "marriage prospects". They are also claiming exemplary damages by alleging that the wrong was deliberate or grossly negligent.
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According to a psychiatric report, Mr Tan was suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, paranoia and "possible development or worsening to schizophrenia". In fact, Mr Tan was exempted from National Service following his release from prison, due to his psychiatric condition, his mother, housewife Ho Gee Lin, 53, told Today.
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The Government has publicly acknowledged the mistake, apologised to the family and gone about setting up a "comprehensive system of checks" to prevent a repeat occurence.
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But Mr Tan's family is alleging that his protests against being given the wrong number of strokes were repeatedly ignored. They claimed, for instance, that in an interview before the caning, the prison's Assistant Superintendent had responded to his protests by saying the records in the file could not be wrong.
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The Government has publicly refuted the family's claims, maintaining that Mr Tan did not raise any objections about the number of strokes he had been sentenced to, despite having the chance to do so on three separate occasions.
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The lawyers for Mr Tan's family said that the writ would be served on the Attorney-General's Chambers today. The Attorney-General, which represents the Government, will have until April 7 to respond.
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