Singapore Ex-Law Professor Loses Bid to Restore Residency

By Andrea Tan  

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A Singapore judge rejected a former legal academic’s bid to have the city’s cancellation of his residency reviewed, calling it an abuse of the judicial process.
Tey Tsun Hang failed to exhaust remedies including an appeal to the relevant minister before turning to the courts, Singapore High Court Judge Quentin Loh said in his ruling made public today. Tey, a former associate professor of law at the National University of Singapore, was acquitted of corruption on appeal.
Tey, a Malaysian, and his daughter had their permission to live in Singapore revoked after he was convicted in May 2013 of abusing his position by having sex with a student and
accepting gifts from her. He was acquitted by the High Court in February after he appealed. Tey subsequently sought a court order that the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority restore their permanent residency.
“I am extremely disappointed the court deliberately chose to ignore a lot of the evidence presented,” Tey said in an e-mailed statement. “Singapore Immigration also chose to treat me as a convict even before the criminal proceedings have yet to complete its course.”
The former academic, who was fired by the university, is also seeking a court order for his job to be restored.
The case is Tey Tsun Hang v Attorney-General, OS512/2014. Singapore High Court.