SINGAPORE, July 15 — A Malaysian man was charged in court today with harbouring an offender — infamous former triad leader Tan Chor Jin, also known as “One-Eyed Dragon”, who was convicted of murder in 2007.

Ho Yueh Keong, 42, was arrested in Malaysia pursuant to a warrant of arrest issued by the State Courts and extradited back to Singapore on Monday.

Ho had allegedly harboured Tan by transporting him through Woodlands Immigration Checkpoint to Malaysia on Feb 15, 2006, at about 8.22am, with the intention of screening Tan from legal punishment.

Tan — dubbed the “One-Eyed Dragon” because he was blind in his right eye — had gunned down nightclub owner Lim Hock Soon in the latter’s Serangoon flat earlier that day, sometime between 6.55am and 7.11am. Tan was reported to have owed Lim a S$30,000 (RM83,771) interest-free loan.

Tan was arrested in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room by Malaysian police 10 days later, on Feb 25. He was convicted in May 2007 of firing six pistol rounds with the intent of injuring Lim — five of which hit Lim — and was sentenced to death.

Tan applied for clemency in August 2008 after the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against his death sentence, but was denied by the President. He was hanged at Changi Prison on Jan 9 2009.

Ho will be remanded for four weeks as investigations have not been completed. No bail was granted. The case will be next heard on August 12. Under Section 212 of the Penal Code, Ho could be jailed up to five years and is also liable to a fine, if convicted. — TODAY