Glenn Jeyasingam Knight was a Singaporean lawyer.
19 Facts About Glenn Knight
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Glenn Knight was the first Director of the Commercial Affairs Department when it was founded in 1984.
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Glenn Knight lost his post in 1991 after being convicted of corruption in a much-publicised trial.
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Glenn Knight was born on 13 November 1944, and was a student of Anglo-Chinese School.
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Glenn Knight obtained his bachelor of laws degree from the National University of Singapore in the 1960s, and played the guitar in a jazz band to raise money for his tuition fees.
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Glenn Knight joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1970 and rose through the ranks "with the speed and power of an Exocet missile," as Queen's Counsel Roy Allaway later described it.
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In 1978, Glenn Knight was the deputy public prosecutor in the trial of former magistrate Khoo Hin Hiong.
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Glenn Knight led the prosecution team in Singapore's first case of insider trading, that of former United Overseas Bank banker Allan Ng.
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On 23 March 1991, Glenn Knight was suddenly replaced as CAD director by Senior State Counsel Lawrence Ang in a decision that shocked the local legal community.
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Glenn Knight was the first Singapore legal officer to face such charges.
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Glenn Knight appealed against the sentence, and in March 1992 he managed to get his sentence reduced to a $17,000 fine and a day in prison.
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Glenn Knight served the jail sentence and paid the fine on the day it was announced.
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The court ruled that the proceedings could continue because the 1991 probe into Glenn Knight's dealings did not investigate his misappropriation of money.
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Glenn Knight he was working for before his second trial refused to re-employ him.
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Glenn Knight's application was granted on 22 May 2007, making him only the sixth lawyer to be reinstated in the Law Society of Singapore's 35-year history.
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In 2012, Knight penned his memoir, titled The Prosecutor: Glenn Knight, which recorded his life, legal career, as well as his downfall and later return to legal practice.
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Glenn Knight accepted an interview in 2017, agreeing to speak about his past illustrious career as a star prosecutor and his fall from grace, as well as the humility and acceptance of his actions.
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Glenn Knight was reported to have died while boarding a flight back to Singapore from Australia.
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Glenn Knight's wife had died a few years before him, and he had no children.