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印尼籍前女佣巴蒂透过代表律师,早前向涉及检控其案件的检两名主控官发起纪律研讯。不过据知巴蒂在本周二却提呈撤诉的申请。 巴蒂代表律师阿尼尔(Anil Balchandani),今午(10月1日)在法庭告知大法官梅达顺,过去一个月来发生的事件,令巴蒂负荷不来,再者被官司缠身四年,巴蒂希望能早日返乡,这是巴蒂有意撤诉的原因之一。 不过,巴蒂仍坚信,两名副检察司(Deputy Public Prosecutor),仍需要针对她的指控作出交代。 大法官则给巴蒂两周时间,决定是否仍继续继续对两名著空管的纪律研讯。 代表总检察署的政府律师Kristy Tan则表示,上述两名副检察司不会反对将此事交给纪律仲裁庭调查,也让他们有机会能作出辩解。 被要求答辩的是两名署理检控官 Tan Wee Hao和Tan Yanying,他们由总检察署的Kristy Tan Ruyan等人代表。 若巴蒂对司法官员不当行为的申诉,获得大法官允准进行调查,当局将设立纪律审裁庭,以调查相关申诉并提成给大法官,后者有权作出惩处,或驳回有关申诉。 若违反律师专业法令下,一些相关惩处包括被剔除职务、罚款最高2万元,或任何纪律审裁庭认为合适的处罚。 巴蒂在去年被国家法院判监禁26个月,惟在本月4日,终获高庭推翻判决,沉冤得雪。巴蒂一案近两周来引起国人议论,并关注女佣在整个审讯中处于弱势的地位。高庭法官陈成安判决中,更形容廖家父子报警可能存在“不当意图”,被告有充分理由投诉人力部,而廖家“先下手为强”将他开除。
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妇女带着孩子半夜回家时车子突然爆胎,但是老公不在身边,求助保险公司也没用。孩子又因无法回家大哭,可想而知妇女有多着急。所幸三名年轻人冒雨敲她的车门,表示愿意帮忙,换好车胎后就离开,令妇女备受感动。 事主Wai Peng Loh,于9月27日在脸书分享这一段经历,指当晚的经历真的是让她对保险公司感到愤怒,却感动于三名年轻人的暖心之举。 她指出,她于晚上约11时30分回家时,在实里达高速公路(SLE)爆胎了,当时丈夫不在身边,只好拨电向保险公司求助,要求他们安排拖车。“当时保险公司职员拿下我的车牌后,表示会给我回电话。20分钟过去了,人影都不见。我再次拨电,职员表示系统故障而找不到保单,要求我提供保单单号。我顿时无语了!谁会记着那些号码!” “听见对话的儿子(我开着扬声器通电话)大哭了起来,他以为我们回不了家,会被被困在水灾之中(因为当时下着大雨)。” 事主当时就大声要求职员安排拖车,而她愿意先付费,职员就请她等待,说不久会回电通知。 当时已经是午夜了,事主在焦虑的情况下还要安抚儿子。这时,有数名年轻人冒雨朝她的车子走来。其中一人敲了敲她的车门,是否需要帮忙,还主动表示可以帮忙换车胎。 原来他们和沿途一些其他汽车的车子也爆胎了,因此他们在换好车胎后,就沿着马路去帮助其他面对同样困境的车子。“雨越来越大,他们都被淋湿了,我就想叫他们回家。但是,我那时还没有收到保险公司的回应,于是决定接受他们的帮助。” “他们就像专业人士一样,立刻完成需要做的事情,我站在他们的周围,以确保它们的安全,但是他们却要我回到车内,去安抚我那受到惊吓的儿子。” 事主表示,三人在10分钟就完成了换车胎的工作,离开前,其中一人更提醒事主要慢慢开车。“离开前,我握了他们的手并感谢他们每一个人。当我和孩子终于可以启程回家时,我感动非常。” 她表示当时并没询问三名年轻人的名字,只在他们转身离开,朝着他们的车子走去时拍下他们的身影。 “如果他们看到这个帖文,我只想再说一遍,非常感谢您尽力给予我们帮助。你们有一颗善良的心,祝愿你们三人幸福快乐。” 在贴文的尾端,事主表示这三名年轻人给她的儿子留下了很深刻的印象。“我知道以后在教育儿子有关善良时,他会想起雨中的三名哥哥。” Wai Peng Loh的帖文至今已经获得了超过两千个反应、176评论和2500人转发。网民们都纷纷对三名年轻人的义举按赞,“他们简直就是三个天使” 。 不少网民都对保险公司的服务态度感到不满,并询问Wai Peng Loh车子爆胎的原因。对此,Wai Peng Loh表示当时下着大雨,无法知晓爆胎原因,但是在回程中,她看到一路上有约六驾车子停靠在路旁。