Lim Huey Ching, a director of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (“Hin Leong”), was charged with one count of obstruction of the course of justice in court on August 4, 2021.
Their company is dealing in the Oil and Gas industry and they are one of the biggest oil traders in the whole of Asia. Lim Oon Kuin was previously found for various charges such as cheating, abetment of forgery was facing criminal investigations.
Lim Huey Ching is the daughter of the Lim Oon Kuin and she allegedly instructed a Hin Leong employee to ensure that deleted items from Hin Leong’s computer servers could not be recovered and to permanently dispose of previous backups of information on Hin Leong’s computer servers, according to Commercial Affairs Department investigations into Hin Leong.
These orders were reportedly given when Hin Leong was facing possible civil or criminal actions.
If she is convicted for obstruction of the course of justice, she can be jailed up to 7 years and/or fine.