Getting disbarred means losing the right to practise law. Meaning he can’t be a lawyer in Singapore.
According to Today, the offender was a local graduate and finished with the highest distinction.
Netizens pitched in and said: “It seems like many of such cases often are highly educated individuals of high IQ but zero EQ. Meaning total no self-control.”
Chief Justice Menon said:
“His misconduct was not a temporary aberration, but evinced disturbing predatory instincts, which cannot be tolerated in society, much less among members of an honourable profession,”
Even though he has completed serving his sentence, a judge ruled that he will be disbarred from practising law. (May 19).
Background:
The lawyer worked in one of the largest legal firms in Singapore, he was previously jailed 4 weeks after he was caught taking compromising photos of his female co-worker.
The incident took place back in April 2017, He took upskirt photos and downblouse photos of his colleague.
He placed his handphone over the neck of his colleague and took photos of the woman’s top from above.
He even showed the photos to another lawyer and returned later to take upskirt photos of his colleague.
There were multiple incidents where he took advantage of the situation and took photos of the victim.
He was eventually caught by the victim doing so and it became a police matter.