was convicted of vs has been convicted of

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was convicted of vs has been convicted of

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On Wednesday, December 12, former City Harvest Church leader and fund manager Chew Eng Han has been convicted of trying to defeat the course of justice and attempting to leave Singapore via motorized sampan on February 21 of this year, one day before serving his jail sentence.

Should it be "was convicted of" instead of "has been convicted of"?

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Re: was convicted of vs has been convicted of

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