Chinese National Charged for Allegedly Offering Bribes to Two LTA Officers

On 10 July 2025, Xu Manye (“Xu”) (许漫烨, 37-year-old male Chinese National) was charged in Court for allegedly offering bribes to two Land Transport Authority (“LTA”) officers.

2. On 24 March 2025, on three separate occasions, Xu allegedly offered a bribe of S$50 to two LTA officers, Tay Boon Tat Francis and Lim Ghim Wee, as an inducement to treat him favourably in relation to the outcome of LTA’s investigations of his personal mobile device (PMD), and for the return of his PMD. Xu’s device had been impounded by LTA after failing to meet the stipulated safety standards during an inspection. The two LTA officers rejected the bribes, and the case was subsequently referred to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). For his alleged actions, Xu faces three charges punishable under section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

3. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years or both.

4. CPIB looks into all corruption-related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg; 
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

5. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how did the alleged corrupt act happen?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau