14 months' jail for man who jumped from balcony during raid

Cypriot national Su Haijin will forfeit over 165m, or 90% of his assets, to the state

- Nadine Chua and Wong Shiying

Cypriot national Su Haijin, who jumped from the second-floor balcony of a good class bungalow (GCB) during a police raid, has been convicted of resisting arrest and money laundering.

On April 4, the 41-year-old, who faced a total of 14 charges, was sentenced to 14 months' jail.

Su is the second of 10 foreigners linked to Singapore's largest money laundering case to be convicted and sentenced. More than $3 billion in cash and assets have been seized so far in relation to the case.

He admitted to one charge of resisting arrest and two money laundering charges. The latter involved Su possessing over $1.4 million, suspected to be criminal benefits, in Yihao Cyber Technologies' DBS and UOB accounts.

Su is a director and sole shareholder of Yihao, which was incorporated in 2017.

Another 11 charges were taken into consideration for his sentencing.

The prosecution, which sought 12 to 15 months' jail for Su, said he will forfeit more than $165 million, or around 90 per cent of his assets, to the state.

Seeking not more than 11 months' jail for Su, defence lawyer Julian Tay said his client's seized assets include 13 properties worth around $91 million, all the money in his bank accounts worth $45 million, and 69 Bearbricks, which are collectible toy figurines.

Also among the items to be for feited are seven vehicles worth more than $3.3 million, nine luxury watches worth almost $19 million, and three country club memberships worth over $1 million.

The defence lawyer said: "He has given up more than what the charges are referring to, and due credit should be given." Su, who is originally from China, appeared in court via video link at around 2.45pm. He was expressionless as the statement of facts was read out to him.

He has been in remand for about eight months since his arrest on Aug 15, 2023.