SINGAPORE: The man who was mistakenly given extra strokes of the cane due to a court clerk's mistake, was hauled up again for loansharking activities.

In a statement, the police confirmed that Dickson Tan Yong Wen, 21, and another man were arrested in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on November 6.

Tan was nabbed for abetment in unlicensed moneylending.

He pleaded guilty in court on Monday to four out of seven charges, and was sentenced to 16 months’ jail.

The other individual, who was observed to be unsteady on his feet when arrested, was tested positive for consumption of a controlled drug.

In February last year, Tan was sentenced to nine months' jail and five strokes of the cane for abetting a loanshark to harass a debtor.

But he was caned eight times instead by the prison authorities after a court clerk wrongly recorded the sentence on a document.

Tan sued the government but the matter was settled out of court.

Tan was paid an undisclosed sum.

- CNA/yt