New framework for penalties under Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act

11 Dec 2024

In Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 58, the Court of Appeal held that under the proper interpretation of Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, sentencing judges can and must impose one penalty for each charge where an accused person has been convicted of two or more offences for the acceptance of gratification in contravention of the Act. In this update, Directors Gary Low and Terence Tan and Senior Associate Zachary Tong discuss the Court of Appeal’s framework for calibrating the period of in-default imprisonment for failure to pay the amount stated in a penalty order in a case where more than one penalty order has been imposed.

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