They are not acquainted

A photograph of Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee presenting a token of appreciation to Miss Esther Goh, one of the women implicated in the ongoing sex-for-contracts case, has been circulating on the Internet and drawing many comments, some of them unsavoury.

So much so that the police took the unusual step yesterday of issuing a statement on their Facebook page to clarify the photo's content and its context.

They said Mr Ng is not acquainted with Miss Goh, and that the photo was taken during a charity concert.