CASE OF MELVIN SEET (Evaluation of affidavits)

Assoc. Prof. Walter Woon asked the Minister for Law, with reference to the case of Melvin Seet (cond 418/90), if he will inform the House which person or agency was entrusted with evaluating the two affidavits sworn by Yee Kim Yeou and Tan Siew Chay, stating that Melvin Seet was not guilty of the crime that he was convicted of.

The Minister for Law (Prof. S. Jayakumar): Mr Speaker, Sir, the agency entrusted with the evaluation of the two affidavits submitted in the Melvin Seet case was the Attorney-General's Chambers. The person who evaluated the affidavits was the Acting Attorney-General, Mr Goh Phai Cheng, as the Attorney-General was not in Singapore at that time.