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FSD Management and Board Suffers Multiple Court Losses as Shareholder Meeting Approaches

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TORONTO, May 13, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - On Monday, May 10, 2021, at the request of Messrs. Anthony Durkacz and Zeeshan Saeed, founding shareholders and members of the group of concerned shareholders (the "Concerned Shareholders") of FSD Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGE) (CSE: HUGE) (FSE: 0K9A) (the "Company" or "FSD"), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the "Court") issued an order appointing Ms. Carol Hansell as independent chair of the Company's shareholders' meeting to be held on May 14, 2021 (the "Meeting") and dismissed FSD's application challenging the Concerned Shareholders' information circular.This defeat is only the most recent in a series of Court orders against FSD management and directors obtained by the Concerned Shareholders that the Company has concealed, despite their importance."These consistent losses are clear evidence of Dr. Raza Bokhari's [the Company's Chief Executive Officer] poor grasp of fundamental corporate governance principles and his repeated breaches of court orders provide insight into his moral compass," said Anthony Durkacz. "It is regrettable that Dr. Bokhari's latest misconduct implicated Senator Rick Santorum a...

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Man accused of selling replica guns allegedly tried to engage unsuspecting Grab driver to deliver goods

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SINGAPORE - A man accused of selling replica guns online allegedly tried but failed to engage an unsuspecting private-hire car driver to deliver the goods, a district court heard on Thursday (April 8). Liu Huijian, now 41,is on trial for an offence under the Arms and Explosives Act. According to court documents, the Singaporean allegedly had in his possession 156 guns from which pellets could be discharged, as well as component parts of such guns. They were found in a Sims Place flat on Nov 16, 2018. The Grab driver, Mr Tan Chee Pheow, took the stand on Thursday, the first day of Liu's trial. He recalled receiving a booking at around 9am to transport a passenger from the Sims area to Woodlands. However, Mr Tan told the court he could not remember the date of the booking. He said when he arrived at the pick-up point, a man knocked on the window of his car. Mr Tan told District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz that the man then handed him a box, claiming it contained items such as books and magazines. But he sensed something was amiss when he found that the box was heavy. Mr Tan told the man to open the box as he was "worried" that it might contain "something illegal". The man initiall...

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6 years and 10 months’ jail for man who took part in staged heist involving $418,000

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SINGAPORE - A man who took part in a staged robbery involving $418,000 in cash was sentenced on Friday (March 26) to six years and 10 months' jail. Joshua John Foo Kuo-Li had faced a slew of charges before pleading guilty in a district court earlier this month to one count of cheating linked to the staged heist and two unrelated assault charges. The 25-year-old Singaporean also admitted to a criminal intimidation charge and seven drug-related offences. The court heard that Foo had worked with 28-year-old Ernest Leong Zhang Sheng to stage the heist in 2019. Leong was then engaged as a courier for Royston Lim Swee Sheng, a 39-year-old who was involved in the illicit money-changing trade. In proceedings which took place earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Sunil Nair said that on Feb 19 that year, Leong travelled to South Korea with two other couriers - Ng Yu Jie, 22, and Hong Jing Hui, 28 - to physically transport $418,000 to Singapore. While in the country, a man handed Ng the money. He then split the sum among the three couriers for ease of transportation to Singapore. Leong, who wanted to keep the money for himself, called Foo three days later and told him of the plan to cheat Lim by...

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Former UOB V-P accused of multiple offences including misappropriating more than $5m

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SINGAPORE - The former vice-president of UOB has been hauled to a district court after he allegedly misappropriated cash totalling more than $5.3 million while he was holding the position. Ling Shek Lun, now 65, is accused of misappropriating a total of nearly £2.9 million (S$5.4 million) and US$14,010 (S$18,600) on multiple occasions between 2004 and 2014. Court documents do not disclose the exact source of the monies. The Singaporean is also accused of transferring more than £1.8 million of the benefits of his alleged criminal conduct to one Yong Ai Khim, whose details were not revealed in court documents. Ling, who was charged in court on Feb 10, currently faces two cheating charges, 11 counts of criminal breach of trust, 28 counts of forgery for the purpose of cheating, 54 counts of forgery and 47 counts of dealing the benefits of his alleged criminal activities. He is said to have committed these offences between 2003 and 2015. Between 2005 and 2015, Ling allegedly made false documents, including multiple fixed deposit account statements, to cheat a man identified as Kevin William Braddick. He is accused of duping Mr Braddick into believing that his funds were deposited into a...

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Man on trial for alleged non-consensual sexual act on couch-surfing male tourist in 2019

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SINGAPORE - A man is on trial after he allegedly performed a non-consensual sexual act on a male tourist who was couch-surfing in his home in 2019. Now in remand, Filipino Ryan Edward Poquiz Perez, 35, is accused of performing oral sex on the married man without his consent between 1.30am and 2.30am on Jan 11 that year. The 25-year-old alleged victim gave his testimony in a district court on Monday (Jan 25) but it was heard in-camera. This means the hearing was not open to the public, including members of the media. Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Ying Min told District Judge Ronald Gwee that the man had flown in to Singapore from Switzerland for the trial. He had completed his quarantine and tested negative for Covid-19. The man's identity cannot be revealed due to a gag order and the location of the alleged offence has been redacted from court documents. His wife is also expected to give her testimony in court later this week. Defence lawyer Peter Ong said that Perez has been in remand since 2019. It was not mentioned in court on Monday as to how Perez first met the alleged victim. If convicted of the offence, Perez can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined or caned. More on this t...

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Newly-wed man lied to court he had not slept with wife to save money on divorce proceedings

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SINGAPORE - In a desperate bid to save costs on divorce proceedings, a man lied before a court that his newly-wed wife had refused to consummate their marriage, so that they could annul their marriage instead. Daryl Lim Chun Leng, 25, also wanted to avoid being labelled a divorcee, and he got his then wife to agree to his plan in exchange for his cooperation in future matters. On Tuesday (Dec 22), Lim was sentenced to one week's jail after he pleaded guilty to one charge of lying before a court of justice. The court heard that Lim and Ms Wang Kechen, 24, were married in January 2017, but had marital troubles by mid-June that year, after Lim discovered that she had an extramarital affair. Lim then proposed an annulment, which he said was a "better" option, as the cost of the proceedings was lower and both could avoid being labelled as divorcees, according to court documents. An annulment would also "void the marriage immediately", and Lim promised to maintain appearances in front of Ms Wang's parents and to help her in all her future requests. Both parties agreed to annul the marriage, and Lim engaged a law firm to commence annulment proceedings, on the basis that Ms Wang had "wilfu...

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Ex-police NSF accused of insulting female colleague’s modesty in police unit bathroom

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SINGAPORE - A full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Police Force allegedly insulted a female colleague's modesty while at a police unit last year. Jonathan Chua Wei Cong, now 23, is claiming trial to one count each of criminal trespass and insulting a woman's modesty. The alleged victim cannot be named due to a gag order. Chua, who has since completed his national service, allegedly committed the offences at around 5pm on March 12 last year. On the first day of his trial on Thursday (Nov 26), the court heard that Chua allegedly entered a toilet for women at the headquarters before placing his mobile phone at the top of a cubicle door. A female colleague was in the shower at that point. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Zhi Hao told District Judge Brenda Tan that when the alleged victim saw the top half of the device pointing at her, she shouted. The perpetrator fled before she could catch a glimpse of him, but the woman told her superiors about the incident and a lockdown was ordered. Officers then inspected the phones belonging to more than 10 personnel present at the time, the court heard. The woman gave her in-camera testimony in court on Thursday. This means the hea...

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Ex-food deliveryman jailed for telling e-scooter users last year to start a riot after LTA announced ban

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SINGAPORE - While working as a Foodpanda deliveryman, a man sent messages to his colleagues in two chat groups, rallying personal mobility device (PMD) users to gather at Punggol Park, arm themselves with weapons and cause injury to others. Benny Mok Swee Tian committed the offence on Dec 30 last year, in the wake of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) announcement prohibiting e-scooters on footpaths. The 35-year-old Singaporean was sentenced on Friday (Oct 30) to eight weeks' jail and a fine of $500. He had pleaded guilty earlier to creating an electronic record containing an incitement to commit acts of violence and an unrelated theft charge involving five comic books worth nearly $37 in total. The court heard that Mok, who switched to becoming a social media marketing executive, had sent the messages one day before the end of an advisory period LTA gave to e-scooter users. The advisory period, between Nov 5 and Dec 31 last year, was for e-scooter users to adjust to the new rule. Deputy Public Prosecutor Chong Yong said that the first chat group had over 2,000 members and the second had more than 4,000. One of Mok's colleagues saw the offender's message at 3.09pm in one chat gro...

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Court of Appeal allows Singaporean death row inmate to argue his case on scheduling of executions

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SINGAPORE - The Court of Appeal on Friday (Oct 23) gave the green light for Singaporean drug trafficker Syed Suhail Syed Zin, 44, to argue his case that death row inmates are not being treated equally in the scheduling of executions. Suhail is seeking judicial review of the Singapore Prison Service's decision to carry out the death sentence on him before those who were convicted before him, which he contends is a violation of his right to equality under the Constitution. The decision by the apex court to grant permission for judicial review came after Suhail's lawyer, Mr M. Ravi, cited the case of Malaysian drug trafficker Datchinamurthy Kataiah, who was given the death sentence before Suhail in 2015. Mr Ravi also pointed out that Datchinamurthy's inmate number is 944, while Suhail's is 949, to support his case about the sequence in which they were put on death row. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, giving the decision of the three-judge apex court, said that on the face of it, there is an inconsistency between the known facts and an affidavit submitted to the court by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Based on this apparent inconsistency, the threshold to grant permission for judic...

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Man charged over claim he had explosives in his car

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SINGAPORE - A man who allegedly drove up to a medical centre near the Paya Lebar Air Force Training Command and claimed he had explosives in his vehicle has been charged in court with a law passed soon after the September 2001 attacks in the United States. Zayd Hashim Siraj is said to have driven up to the Singapore Aeromedical Centre in Airport Road on Monday (Oct 19), where he told Station Inspector Go Kheng Wah that he had explosives in his car. The 30-year-old was charged on Wednesday with an offence under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations, which were adopted by member states of the UN to deal with terrorism and the financing of terrorism. There was no indication in court documents if a device was found in his car, or about his motivation for allegedly carrying out the threat. The Singaporean is currently remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric observation. The Singapore Aeromedical Centre specialises in occupational and aviation medicine, according to its website. It is also involved in the physiological education and training of pilots and others. The incident happened on Monday between 3.26pm and 3.55pm. A check on the Accounting and...