2 weeks' jail for PR applicant
Has appealed as he fears a jail term would mean repatriation. -ST
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
The Straits Times
By Khushwant Singh
A CONSTRUCTION worker, who rose to become the boss of two building firms within seven years, wanted so desperately to become a Permanent Resident (PR), he broke the rules.
Lin Shuliang was on Wednesday jailed for two weeks for lying about his educational qualifications in his applications.
The 38-year-old Chinese national had pleaded guilty on June 1.
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