Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Alleged Corruption Offences and Denied Bail

On 18 July 2025, five Chinese nationals were charged in Court for alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. No bail was granted to these individuals as investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) revealed that these five Chinese nationals committed the corruption offence(s) in order to obtain Special Passes to prolong their stay in Singapore so that they could sell illegal Sex Enhancement Medications while on bail. CPIB investigations further revealed that they had also paid their bailors to facilitate their bail and subsequent bail extensions. Investigations with respect to the scheme are ongoing.

(a) Xiao Xiezhi (“Xiezhi”) (肖撷知, 43-year-old male Chinese National) who, on 22 January 2025, allegedly offered bribes amounting to S$400 to three National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officers Muhammad Farhan Bin Hanafi Tay, Irwan Shah Rezza Bin Azami and Ong Seng Hock, as an inducement to the NEA enforcement officers to refrain from taking enforcement action against him. Xiezhi was allegedly smoking under a bus stop shelter, which is a non-designated smoking area. The NEA enforcement officers rejected the bribes. For his alleged actions, Xiezhi faces three charges punishable under section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

(b) Xu, Zhishen (“Zhishen”) (许志深, 37-year-old male Chinese National) who, on 27 April 2025, allegedly offered a bribe of S$119 to two Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers, Tan Jun Sheng, Keown and Abdul Islam S/O Abdul Gafoor, as an inducement to the SPF officers to refrain from taking enforcement action against him and to allow him to leave the incident location. The SPF officers rejected the bribes. For his alleged action, Zhishen faces two charges punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

(c) Xu Bixin (“Bixin”) (许壁歆, 31-year-old male Chinese National) who, on 3 May 2025, allegedly offered a bribe of S$70 to a SPF officer, Jacqueline Toh Xin Yi, as an inducement for her to refrain from conducting an identity check on Bixin. The SPF officer rejected the bribe. For his alleged action, Bixin faces one charge punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

(d) Huang Chuangshun (“Chuangshun”) (黄创顺, 40-year-old male Chinese National) who, on or about 23 June 2025, allegedly offered bribes amounting to S$100 to two NEA enforcement officers, Tan Tar Chuak and Maikal Selvarai, as an inducement to the NEA enforcement officers to refrain from taking enforcement action against him for smoking in a non-designated area at Orchard area. The NEA enforcement officers rejected the bribes. For his alleged action, Chuangshun faces two charges punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

(e) Lin Liangjun (“Liangjun”) (林良俊, 32-year-old male Chinese National) who, on 24 June 2025, allegedly offered bribes amounting to S$160 to four officers from the SPF, Mohammad Muhaily Bin Suramin, Daniel Lee Wei Jie, Nabill Naszhan Bin Asram, and Won Xuan Jun, as an inducement to the SPF officers to refrain from taking enforcement action against him for his involvement in a traffic accident, by not enquiring further on his identity. The SPF officers rejected the bribes. For his alleged actions, Liangjun faces four charges punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

2. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person who is 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.

3. 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.

4. 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