SINGAPORE: Former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, 84, was taken into custody at Gleneagles Hospital on Thursday (Apr 2) to begin his jail term of 13-and-a-half years.
Lim, better known as OK Lim, was supposed to surrender at the State Courts on Wednesday (Apr 1) to begin his jail term. It had been cut on appeal from 17-and-a-half years, with the High Court judge saying the sentence was “crushing” given his age and the likelihood he would not reoffend.
Lim did not show up at the State Courts on Apr 1. Media reports stated that he had been hospitalised a few days before.
CNA’s requests for comment from Lim’s son, Evan Lim, went unanswered.
A spokesperson from the judiciary said that Lim’s counsel had submitted an application to defer the commencement of the sentence on Apr 1.
The court gave an extension for bail until 3pm on Thursday. Lim was on bail of S$4 million (US$3.1 million), furnished by his wife.
However, Lim did not show up at the State Courts on Thursday either.
The judiciary said in a statement to CNA that Lim had been expected to be discharged from Gleneagles Hospital on Thursday.
