SINGAPORE - Those who intimidate others anonymously and inflict severe harm in the process could now find themselves liable to at least three years' jail if they are found to have a high level of culpability.This new indicative sentence was laid out by the High Court in a new sentencing guideline for anonymous criminal intimidation cases, following the unsuccessful appeal of a disgruntled insurance agent who called himself"Lord Voldermort" to intimidate and harass his clients.
"This calls for sentencing guidelines from the High Court to assist lower courts in sentencing such offences consistently," he said. There are nine different sentencing ranges and the appropriate range of sentences will be identified using a combination of the culpability and harm factors. The sentences will then be adjusted to account for aggravating factors like lack of remorse, or mitigating factors like a guilty plea.
Factors weighing against him included the fact that Ye was"motivated by malice and greed", said Chief Justice Menon, pointing out that Ye had made a wide range of threats to his clients, prospective clients, and their friends and families.
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