Lim Tean hid in JB rental flat before getting arrested by Malaysian police
The rental flat is around 20 minutes from the Singapore checkpoint and is reportedly popular with Singapore visitors. This article ( Lim Tean hid in JB rental flat before getting arrested by Malaysian police ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .
According to a report by Shin Min Daily News, lawyer Lim Tean allegedly hid in a rental flat located at the Southkey Mosaic Condominium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, before his arrest. Lim, who was supposed to surrender to authorities on August 3, 2022, to begin serving a three-month jail sentence for practicing law without a valid certificate, was unable to be reached on that day, leading to the issuance of a warrant for his arrest in Singapore.
On August 6, Malaysian police arrested Lim at the rental apartment, where he reportedly refused to answer police calls and locked himself in for two hours before being apprehended. Two Singaporeans, Sulaiman Muhammad Firdaus and Mohammad Adam Abd Karim, were charged on August 8 with aiding Lim's escape from Singapore. They face up to seven years in jail, fines, or both, for their alleged role in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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