Corrupt Acts and Illegal Favours

Those who abuse their position to give favours and unauthorized information in return for gratification will face dire consequences.

2. On 15 June 2017, 5 individuals (2 private individuals, 2 former police officers and one serving police officer) will be charged in court for various offences under the Official Secrets Act and Prevention of Corruption Act. The 5 individuals face a total of 19 charges:

a. Lim Sua Huat, a Singaporean, despatch driver

i. Two counts of receiving information, namely photographs of subjects arrested by the Police from one Lam Guo Long Terence, a Station Inspector with the Singapore Police Force, in contravention of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition, offences under Section 5(2) of the said Act, which are punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

ii. One count of corruptly giving gratification of S$500 to one Lam Guo Long Terence, a Station Inspector with the Singapore Police Force, as a reward for showing photographs of 13 subjects arrested by the Police to Lim Sua Huat, which is an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

iii. One count of corruptly giving gratification of S$500 to one Lam Guo Long Terence, a Station Inspector with the Singapore Police Force, as a reward for Lam Guo Long Terence to send photographs of 5 subjects arrested by the Police to Lim Sua Huat, via mobile phone, which is an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

iv. One count of unauthorized communication of photographs of five subjects arrested by the Police, which was obtained in contravention of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition to one Goh Lay Poh, an offence under Section 5(1)(c) read with Section 5(1)(i) of the said Act, which is punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

v. One count of abetting by engaging into a conspiracy with one Goh Siong Kiat, to corruptly offer a gratification of S$1,000 to one Lam Guo Long Terence, a Station Inspector with the Singapore Police Force. This was an inducement for Lam to be lenient to one Pua Kok Siong, a suspect in an investigation into an offence of rioting, which is an offence punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

vi. One count of corruptly receiving gratification of S$3,000, from one Goh Siong Kiat, on account of an investigation officer of the ICA, as a reward for the said officer being lenient towards one Ng Thiam Teck in an ICA investigation, which is an offence punishable under Section 5(a)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

b. Lam Guo Long Terence, Singaporean, a former Singapore Police Force (SPF) Station Inspector

i. Two counts of unauthorized communication of photographs of subjects arrested by the Police in connection with a case of rioting to one Lim Sua Huat, offences under Section 5(1)(e) read with Section 5(1)(i) of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition, which are punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

ii. One count of corruptly receiving from one Lim Sua Huat, gratification of S$500, as a reward for showing Lim photographs of 13 subjects arrested by the Police, which is an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

iii. One count of failing to arrest without reasonable excuse, one Lim Sua Huat, who had corruptly given a gratification of S$500, as a reward for showing photographs of 13 subjects arrested by the Police to Lim Sua Huat, which is an offence punishable under Section 32(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

iv. One count of corruptly receiving from one Lim Sua Huat, gratification of S$500, as a reward for sending photographs of 5 subjects arrested by the Police to Lim, via mobile phone, which is an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

c. Yee Kok Siong, a Singaporean, businessman

i. One count of corruptly offering a gratification of S$4,000, to one Tan Bee Song, as an inducement for rendering assistance in getting one Hoon Tian Jie wrongfully arrested by the Police, which is an offence punishable under Section 5(b)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

d. Tan Bee Song, Singaporean, a former SPF Senior Staff Sergeant

i. One count of corruptly agreeing to receive a gratification of S$4,000 from one Yee Kok Siong, as an inducement for rendering assistance to the said Yee Kok Siong in getting one Hoon Tian Jie wrongfully arrested by the Police, an offence punishable under Section 5(a)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

ii. One count of corruptly offering a gratification of S$2,000 to one Shukor Bin Warji, a Senior Staff Sergeant with the Singapore Police Force, as a reward to the said Shukor Bin Warji to wrongfully arrest one Hoon Tian Jie, an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

iii. One count of receiving information from one Shukor Bin Warji, a Staff Sergeant with the Singapore Police Force, that one Ng Kok Tiong was arrested by the Police, while having reasonable grounds to believe that the information was communicated in contravention of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition, an offence under Section 5(2) of the said Act, which is punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

iv. One count of unauthorized communication of information that Ng Kok Tiong was arrested by the Police, which was obtained in contravention of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition, to one Goh Siong Kiat, an offence under Section 5(1)(c) read with Section 5(1)(i) of the said Act, which is punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

e. Shukor Bin Warji, Singaporean, an SPF Senior Staff Sergeant

i. One count of failing to arrest and make over to the nearest Police station without reasonable excuse, one Tan Bee Song, who corruptly offered a gratification of S$2,000, as an inducement to wrongfully arrest one Hoon Tian Jie, which is an offence punishable under Section 32(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 241, 1993 Revised Edition.

ii. One count of unauthorized communication of information that Ng Kok Tiong was arrested by the Police to one Tan Bee Song, an offence under Section 5(1)(e) read with Section 5(1)(i) of the Official Secrets Act, Chapter 213, 2012 Revised Edition, which is punishable under Section 17(2) of the said Act.

3. Singapore adopts a zero tolerance approach towards corruption and criminal activities. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau takes a serious view of any corrupt and criminal practices, and will not hesitate to take action against any party involved in such acts.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau