SINGAPORE: The departure of Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) chief executive Rama Tiwari was not linked to the publication of a commentary questioning the handling of the
the decision by Singapore authoritiesof Keppel Offshore & Marine for a US$55 million bribery case involving Brazilian oil giant Petrobras.
On Monday, SAL announced that Mr Tiwari was ending his term at the statutory board"on the expiry of his current contract". "Last year, as he approached the end of his term, he decided that it was timely for him to move on and obtained approval from The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, who is president, SAL for him to relinquish his duties after Feb 7, 2023," SAL said.
“As the chronology of events noted above demonstrates, Mr Tiwari’s plan to leave the SAL was finalised by December last year. Further, Mr Tiwari was not involved in either the decision to publish the commentary or in the subsequent decision to take it down.”
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