Both men had left Singapore prior to the police’s investigations against them, police said.
SINGAPORE – More than $530 million in cash and assets, including 28 properties, have been issued with prohibition of disposal orders or seized from two foreigners who have fled the country.“Both men had left Singapore prior to the police’s investigations against them, and are currently not in Singapore,” the police said.
ST contacted the police then to confirm that the men were linked to the case in Singapore, but a spokesman declined to say if they are involved in or assisting with any investigations in the Republic. “The police had also frozen bank accounts with a total balance of more than $157 million, and seized about $93,000 in cash, and more than 200 pieces of jewellery, luxury bags and collectibles,” the statement added.
“Unless the caveat is lifted, the transfer of the properties’ ownership and their sale cannot be completed. Generally, assets issued with prohibition orders will be dealt with by the courts when the case concludes,” the police said.Su Shuiming and Su Shuijun are among 74 suspects currently on the run from the authorities in China for their roles in a cross-border online gambling syndicate.
Cypriot national Su Haijin, who was convicted and sentenced to 14 months’ jail on April 4 after forfeiting about 95 per cent of his $174 million in assets in Singapore, owns the entire 58th floor of the same building.Cypriot national Chen Mulin owns 24 properties in Dubai worth more than $28 million, including the entire 67th floor of the Grande Downtown.
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