Singapore Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said it was regretful that the family of U.S. research engineer Shane Todd pulled out from a coroner’s inquest today.
“It’s unfortunate that if they don’t take part, this assertion which formed a key part of their conspiracy theory can’t be tested,” Shanmugam said.
The family had said Todd may have been killed because of his sensitive work at Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics and possible technology transfers to China’s Huawei Technologies Co.. The island’s police ruled he committed suicide by hanging. Full story
