The man fled to Malaysia through the Woodlands Checkpoint sometime in October 1999, with the help of a friend. - The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE, June 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): A man who was on the run from the law for 20 years was sentenced on Friday to an additional six months in jail for misleading an immigration officer and for missing a court hearing in 2000.
Siva Kumar Ramachandram, 46, fled to Malaysia after being convicted here of smuggling illegal immigrants out through the Woodlands Checkpoint, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said on Friday (June 11).
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