Read the full judgment text of HCMA 85/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 November 2017.
1. The two Appellants were each charged with one count of “taking employment while being a person in respect of whom a removal order is in force” [1] . After trial, both Appellants were convicted by Magistrate Ivy Chui who imposed a prison term of 22 months and 2 weeks on each of the Appellants. They now appeal against both their conviction and sentence. At trial, both Appellants were represented by Duty Lawyer but they were unrepresented in this appeal.