Company Directors, Former Engineer & Manager Charged for Alleged Corruption for about $530,000

On 1 July 2026, four individuals were charged in Court for various alleged offences spanning corruption, money laundering, forgery and giving false information to a public officer. They are:

a) Logeswaran Bandiyya (“Logeswaran”) (45-year-old male Malaysian), a Shift Engineer at REC Solar Pte Ltd (“REC”) at the material time of the alleged offences;

b) Panneerselvam S/O Arunasalam (“Panneerselvam”) (63-year-old male Singaporean), Director of H&A Engineering Pte Ltd (“H&A”) at the material time of the alleged offences;

c) Lim Siew Teng (“Lim”) (林秀婷, 43-year-old female Malaysian), a Manager of San Hoe Hardware Pte Ltd (“San Hoe”) at the material time of the alleged offences; and

d) Tan Swee Soon (“Tan”) (陈瑞顺, 69-year-old male Singaporean), a Director and Business Owner of San Hoe at the material time of the alleged offences.

Alleged Corruption Offences

2. Between July and December 2021, on four separate occasions, Lim and Tan allegedly conspired to give Logeswaran gratification totalling S$220,000 in the form of cash cheques and bank transfers as inducement to render assistance to San Hoe and further its business interest with REC. On or about 18 July 2022, Logeswaran allegedly attempted to obtain a gratification of S$310,000 from Lim and Tan for the same reason.

3. In April 2022, Logeswaran also allegedly offered his REC supervisor a gratification of S$1,500 in cash as inducement to not report his violation of REC’s standard operating procedures to REC’s management.

4. For their alleged actions, Lim and Tan each faces four charges under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”), while Logeswaran faces five charges under Section 6(a) and one charge under Section 6(b) of the PCA.

Alleged Money Laundering Offences

5. In 2021, Panneerselvam allegedly encashed two cash cheques from San Hoe totalling S$30,000 at the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited’s (“OCBC”) Jurong West Branch. In the same year, on two separate occasions, Panneerselvam transferred a total of S$115,000 received in H&A’s bank account. These amounts were subsequently passed to Logeswaran in the form of cash over several occasions and allegedly represented Logeswaran’s corrupt benefits.

6. For his alleged actions, Panneerselvam faces three charges under Section 47(2)(b) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (Chapter 65A, 2000 Rev. Ed.) (“CDSA”), punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the CDSA.

Alleged Forgery Offence

7. Sometime in October 2021, Logeswaran allegedly created two false H&A invoices purportedly for the provision of technical support and materials for decommissioning work, knowing that these services had not been performed. These invoices were intended to induce payment from Lim and Tan.

8. For his alleged action, Logeswaran faces one charge under Section 465 of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) (“PC”), amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code Chapter 68 (“CPC”) and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

Alleged Giving of False Information to a Public Officer Offence

9. In October 2022, Logeswaran allegedly gave false information to a Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (“CPIB”) Investigation Officer claiming that another individual had corruptly received gratification in the form of a H&A receipt, while knowing that this information was false. This was intended to cause the CPIB to investigate against that individual.

10. For his alleged action, Logeswaran faces one charge under Section 182 of the Penal Code 1871.

11. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence punishable under Section 6 of the PCA can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. Any person convicted of an offence punishable under Section 465 of PC can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years, or with fine, or with both. Any person convicted of an offence punishable under Section 182 of the Penal Code 1871 can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Any person convicted of an offence punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the CDSA can be fined up to S$500,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years or both.

12. Organisations are strongly advised to put in place robust financial procedures, in areas such as procurement, to prevent falling victim to corrupt acts by their rogue employees. Guidance for organisations on measures to prevent corruption can be found in PACT: A Practical Anti-Corruption Guide for Businesses in Singapore, which is available on CPIB’s website. Organisations may also consider to be certified under the Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery Management Systems, which is designed to help organisations implement or enhance an anti-bribery management system to reduce corporate risks and costs related to bribery.

Reference Links:

• PACT: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/anti-corruption-guide-for-businesses/

• SS ISO 37001: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/ss-iso-37001/

13. Under the law, the identity of the person making the report is protected, except where the court finds that the person has intentionally made a false statement in his or her report. Informers may choose to remain anonymous when making the report.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau