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SINGAPORE – The State Courts have apologised to a lorry driver after an administrative error caused him to remain in jail for two extra days over a fine which he had paid that was not recorded.
Mr Teo Seng Tiong, 59, was sentenced on Jan 14 to seven weeks’ jail and a fine of $500 for swerving his lorry into a cyclist and failing to make a police report within 24 hours of the accident.
The State Courts said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 2), that Mr Teo’s appeal was dismissed by the High Court in July and he paid the fine and began serving his jail term on July 20.
Despite the High Court notifying the State Courts that the fine had been paid, the State Courts officer in charge of the case failed to update the State Courts’ case management system to reflect it.
On Aug 21 and 22, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) checked with the State Courts on whether the fine had been paid, and owing to the earlier error, the State Courts informed SPS that the fine had not been paid.
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