OK Lim’s daughter charged with obstruction of justice
Lim Huey Ching has been charged with the obstruction of justice by a Singapore court
The daughter of the disgraced shipowner and oil trader, Lim Oon Kuin, has been charged with the obstruction of justice by a Singapore court in connection with the investigation into the collapse of her family’s business holdings. If found guilty, Lim Huey Ching could face up to seven years in jail or a hefty fine.
Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, faces 130 charges of forgery, cheating and conspiracy to forge a security in an alleged scheme to defraud lenders. Lim’s company, Hin Leong, racked up debts totalling $3.5bn and the courts have given creditors permission to frieze the Lim family’s personal assets in order to increase the chances of recovering the money owed.
The obstruction charge against Lim Huey Ching contends that she ordered Hin Leong’s IT manager to “permanently dispose” of data from the company’s computer servers. “Such instructions allegedly took place at a time when Hin Leong was facing probable civil or criminal proceedings,” said Singaporean police investigators in a statement.
