Charles Yeo

SINGAPORE: Lawyer and opposition politician Charles Yeo Yao Hui on Saturday (Jul 30) announced on Instagram that he was seeking "political asylum" in the ...

Yeo added that his girlfriend, close friends and lawyers were not aware of his decision to seek asylum. Advertisement Advertisement

After being given court permission to travel, Charles Yeo failed to return to Singapore and is now seeking asylum in UK.

However, he failed to return on 30 Jul, the supposed end of his travel period. He will also be studying to be admitted to the Bar in the UK and possibly do a master’s degree. In the meantime, during his stay there, Mr Yeo said he would be volunteering to help other asylum seekers. Mr Yeo also shared that while in the UK, he met up with Reform Party’s Secretary-General Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam and a British Member of Parliament (MP). He also claimed to have spoken at length with Mr Lee Hsien Yang. Instead, he chose to be in the UK to see how the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) presented his case to the UK, which he deemed an “impartial and non-pappie controlled legal system”. Maintaining that he did not embezzle any money, he apologised to his lawyers and explained that he did not believe he could get a fair trial in Singapore.

SINGAPORE, Aug 1 — Lawyer Charles Yeo Yao Hui, the former chairman of Reform Party, has failed to return to Singapore from the United Kingdom after he was ...

Yeo added on Instagram that his girlfriend, close friends and lawyers were not aware of his decision to seek asylum. The police later responded that their investigations were not politically motivated, nor “trumped up” for political reasons. An Instagram Story is a slideshow of photos or videos that will disappear 24 hours after it is uploaded. He has not yet been charged over these allegations. A three-judge panel said: “As a qualified lawyer of four years’ standing, he should have known that it was his duty to determine whether there was any proper case to put forward to the court — he could not just act willy-nilly on the basis of his clients’ instructions or desires.” In a series of Instagram Stories on his account “protectallminoritylivesinsg”, he posted that he is seeking political asylum in the UK and that it was a “very painful and difficult decision for me to make”.

The former chairman of the Reform Party failed to return to Singapore after obtaining permission to travel to Vietnam for work.

“Following the report, Police attempted to contact Charles Yeo on Aug 1 but to no avail. Yeo was on bail when he left Singapore last week, having obtained permission from the court to travel to Vietnam for work. SPF added that it is also working with foreign law enforcement counterparts to trace Yeo’s whereabouts.

SINGAPORE — The police said on Monday (Aug 1) that they have issued a gazette for the arrest of lawyer Charles Yeo Yao Hui, who revealed over the weekend ...

Yeo was arrested for alleged criminal breach of trust and forgery in relation to his then-law firm's clients shortly before he was charged. The police previously responded that their investigations were not politically motivated or “trumped up” for political reasons. Yeo had indicated his intention to contest the charges. He is a legal assistant at SK Kumar Law Practice LLP. SINGAPORE — The police said on Monday (Aug 1) that they have issued a gazette for the arrest of lawyer Charles Yeo Yao Hui, who revealed over the weekend that he was seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom. SINGAPORE — The police said on Monday (Aug 1) that they have issued a gazette for the arrest of lawyer Charles Yeo Yao Hui, who revealed over the weekend that he was seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom.

He was allowed to leave Singapore last Wednesday and was supposed to return last Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They added: "Under the conditions of his application to leave state, he was required to report to the investigation officer on Aug 1 at 6pm to surrender his passport upon his return." The police said: "Charles Yeo reported to the investigation officer on July 26 to collect his passport, provide his travel itinerary and furnish additional bail with his bailor before his departure on July 27." SINGAPORE - The police have issued a gazette for the arrest of lawyer Charles Yeo after he breached conditions of the court for approval for overseas travel.

Charles Yeo, 31, a Singaporean lawyer and opposition politician, is wanted by the Singapore police. This was after he failed to return to Singapore from Vietnam ...

The police added that Yeo is also on police bail as he is currently under investigation for separate offences of alleged criminal breach of trust by an attorney and forgery offences. The police added that "he did not report to the investigation officer on Aug. 1" and attempted to contact Yeo that day but to no avail. The police issued a police gazette for Yeo’s arrest as he had breached the conditions for the court’s approval of his overseas travel. The police said they received a report from his bailor on July 31 informing them that Yeo did not return to Singapore on July 30 and had been uncontactable. The police said Yeo reported to the investigation officer on July 26 to collect his passport, provide his travel itinerary, and furnish additional bail with his bailor before his departure on July 27. According to the police release, the State Courts on July 20 granted Yeo permission to travel to Vietnam for work between July 27 and 30.

Addressing the court on the 30th day of the trial, the lawyer from Rajwin & Yong said: "The proceedings have to go on." Read more at straitstimes.com.

In another Instagram post on Monday, Yeo said that he had briefed Mr Sandhu on Kok's case and had refunded Kok in full. They added: "Police received a report from his bailor (last Sunday) informing that he did not return to Singapore (last Saturday) and had been uncontactable. In their statement, they said that Yeo did not return to Singapore last Saturday and did not report to an investigation officer on Monday.

On 19 January 2022, Charles Yeo was charged in court for the following offences and was granted court bail while court proceedings are ongoing: Three counts of ...

Charles Yeo did not return to Singapore on 30 July 2022 and he did not report to the IO on 1 August 2022. Charles Yeo reported to the Investigation Officer (“IO”) on 26 July 2022 to collect his passport, provide his travel itinerary, and furnish additional bail with his bailor before his departure on 27 July 2022. Police received a report from his bailor on 31 July 2022 informing that he did not return to Singapore on 30 July 2022 and had been uncontactable.