SINGAPORE — In response to former transport minister S Iswaran's bid to get access to written statements by witnesses who are set to testify in his trial, prosecutors said that the defence is"trying to get the prosecution to give more than it needs to".S Iswaran and lawyer Navin Thevar arriving at the Supreme Court on July 5, 2024.
In the High Court on Friday , Senior Counsel Davinder Singh — who leads Iswaran's team of lawyers — argued that Section 214 from the Criminal Procedure Code meant that his client was entitled to the prosecution's facts and evidence, alongside other documents such as Iswaran's statements. Justice Vincent Hoong reserved judgement for Friday's hearing that ran from about 10am to 5.40pm. He will deliver his decision at a later undisclosed date.His lawyers argued then that the former minister was dealing with “very close and dear friends” in the two sets of charges, relating to Mr Ong and Mr Lum.The criminal revision hearing on Friday began with Mr Singh telling the court why the defence wanted the statements from the prosecution's 56 witnesses.
Such actions"singled out" and"discriminated" Iswaran, Mr Singh added as he called for the statements to be given in the criminal trial"like in a civil case".
In his written statements, Mr Tai said the prosecution “already conveyed” that it does not plan to use conditioned statements in its argument. The defence also has access to electronic evidence such as messages between Iswaran and some witnesses such as Mr Ong and Mr Lum, as requested.
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