SINGAPORE : The man accused of giving false information to police about sightings of Jemaah Islamiyah fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari has had his case adjourned while he appoints a lawyer.
49-year-old Ng Hang Hai is applying for a lawyer under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme – which is for those who lack the means to pay for a lawyer.
Ng appeared briefly at the Subordinate Courts on Friday morning to hear the District Judge ask if he had appointed a lawyer.
Ng faces three charges relating to giving false tip-offs to the authorities on the sightings of Mas Selamat.
His bail of S$10,000 has been extended, and he is to return to court on March 24 with his legal counsel.
A bus driver with the SMRT for six years, Ng was sacked after he was charged in court on Monday
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