After intense lobbying by a US Senator, the Secretary of State, and the US Attorney General, Singapore will conduct an official coroner's inquiry into the unexpected death of American engineer Shane Todd, starting on May 13.
Todd told friends and family that he was working on a joint project for his employer, a Singaporean government research agency, and the partially state-owned Chinese company Huawei. There is some evidence that the project had military implications, and Todd had told his family he was worried that his work could get him "in trouble with the US government." The agency and Huawei say the project never went beyond exploratory talks.
Todd had quit and was about to start a new job when his girlfriend found his body...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4149290/Shane-todd-death-to-be-investigated-in-Singapore
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