Criminal Trials
Four men are facing criminal charges in the wake of the Nicoll Highway Collapse.
The first man being put on trial is Ng Seng Yoong who is a former project director of the Circle MRT Line who also monitored the excavation and design work in his other capacity as the Qualified Person on the site. He faces one charge of breaching conditions under the Building Control Act. Arguments were made that readings of instruments on site have indicated that things were not going as planned, but the warnings were not acted upon. On 24 November 2005, Ng was fined $8,000 (SGD) by the court.
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