Forged divorce certificate leads to bigamy charge

Cuts off contact with wife, forges divorce certificate

In 2019, Aung stopped providing financial support for his wife and son and ceased contacting his wife.

Before February 2023, his wife discovered the affair and publicly exposed him on Facebook. Aung subsequently asked for a divorce, but his wife refused.

Wanting to marry his mistress in Singapore, Aung enlisted the help of a friend in Myanmar to forge a certificate stating that he had divorced his wife on July 5, 2011.

After learning that his mistress was pregnant, he used the forged certificate as proof that he was divorced and successfully registered a marriage with her in Singapore.

On March 31, 2023, Aung used the forged divorce certificate again when applying for Singapore permanent residency.

Asks to defer jail term after sentencing

When Aung pleaded guilty, he told the court that he needed time to settle personal matters. The judge subsequently adjourned sentencing to Oct 7.

After hearing his sentence, Aung applied to defer serving his jail term by another two weeks.

He told the court that his son was still young and that his current partner was also working in Singapore.

He added that he would be deported to Myanmar after his release and barred from returning to Singapore, and therefore needed more time to make arrangements.

Although the prosecution objected, pointing out that Aung had already been given time to settle his affairs, the judge ultimately granted his request to defer his jail term.

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