Senior counsel questions handling of Keppel bribery case as other lawyers weigh in; Indranee to address matter in Parliament
SINGAPORE: A senior counsel has questioned the decision by Singapore authorities not to prosecute six former senior management staff members of Keppel Offshore & Marine for a US$55 million (S$73 million) bribery case involving Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. However, other lawyers who weighed in on the subject, while acknowledging the lack of clarity and how it might appear questionable to the public, suggested that the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) might have reason not to divulge certain legally protected information. After the commentary by Senior Counsel Harpreet Singh Nehal was published on Wednesday (Feb 1), Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah addressed "assertions" about the case in a Facebook post on Thursday and said the assertions were made on an "inadequate understanding" of the facts". She said she would explain…