Oral Reply to Parliamentary Question on Competing Claims by Foreign Governments or Parties for Assets Forfeited by Those Convicted in Multi-Billion Dollar Money Laundering Case

Question:

Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the assets forfeited by those convicted in the multi-billion dollar money laundering case, whether there have been any competing claims to the assets lodged with the courts thus far by foreign governments or parties.

Answer:

Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development:

1. Sir, to date, there have not been any competing claims to the forfeited assets lodged with the courts by foreign governments or parties.