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FUGITIVE lawyer David Rasif was struck off the roll by the Court of Three Judges on Thursday after the Law Society of Singapore filed a complaint over the missing millions from his law firm.
The court - the highest body to decide on disciplinary cases involving lawyers - has the power to strike off or reinstate lawyers.
Rasif disappeared on June 5 last year. He was last seen in Bangkok.
Soon afterwards, it was discovered that more than $11 million was missing from the clients' account.
An arrest warrant is out for Rasif, who has been charged with criminal breach of trust, an offence that carries a penalty of up to 10 years in jail and a fine, or life imprisonment.
As expected, Rasif did not turn up for the hearing on Thursday.
However, the Law Society's lawyer, Mr Tan Chuan Thye, told the court that the society's disciplinary committee had found Rasif guilty of 'grossly improper conduct' in misappropriating the clients' funds and asked the court to strike him off.
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