SINGAPORE — Plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu, who was found guilty and sentenced to a S$1,000 fine in 2012 for getting an employee to take the rap for him for a speeding offence, has been suspended from medical practice for four months, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said in a statement today (April 7).

A SMC disciplinary tribunal said that Wu had subverted the course of justice through his act of dishonesty, and that such conduct was not condoned by the medical profession.

The tribunal noted that Wu’s seniority and standing in the profession was an aggravating factor in this case, adding that Wu was not entirely remorseful as he had admitted to the tribunal that he had not given a second thought to what he did and that he believed it was a common practice to furnish false information to the Traffic Police for such offences.

Wu’s 4-month suspension took effect from March 24, 2014 and will last till July 23, 2014.