SINGAPORE: Singapore lawyer Charles Yeo, who faces an extradition listening to within the UK, stays in custody regardless of being granted bail.
Yeo, 34, appeared at Westminster Justice of the Peace’s Court docket on Tuesday (Dec 10), as his legal professionals tried to safe his launch on bail.
Final month, he was granted conditional bail by the court docket, with one of many key circumstances being the give up of his passport.
Nevertheless, there have been difficulties confirming that the UK Residence Workplace has his passport.
Yeo’s legal professionals on Tuesday have been unable to supply proof that he was not in possession of his passport, which they declare is with the Residence Workplace.
The defence legal professionals prompt that Yeo may comply with stricter bail circumstances as a substitute of manufacturing affirmation of the whereabouts of his passport.
This included paying a better bond, which is at the moment set at £75,000 (US$95,700), or having Yeo report extra incessantly to a police station.
These recommendations have been rejected by the court docket. The choose mentioned the proof of the passport’s whereabouts have to be met.
Final week, Yeo’s legal professionals requested the Singapore Excessive Fee in London to cancel his passport.
On Tuesday, the lawyer informed the court docket that the Excessive Fee had knowledgeable them that such an software must be made in particular person – one thing Yeo can’t do whereas being held in custody.
His legal professionals acknowledged that they’d be making an software to the court docket for a witness summons. If granted, this may compel the Residence Workplace to reply or attend court docket to elucidate why they can not produce proof of his passport.
Yeo’s full extradition listening to has been set for Might subsequent yr.
