Five Individuals Charged For Alleged Corruption Involving Airline Excess Baggage

On 23 July 2026, the following five individuals were charged in Court for alleged corruption offences:

a) Amir Khan Bin Shoul Hamid (“Amir”) (42-year-old male Singaporean), an Acting or Deputy Station Manager of Vietnam Airlines Company Limited ("VA") at the time of the alleged offences;

b) Le Trac Tuan (“Le”) (48-year-old male Vietnamese), a Station Manager of Vietnam Airlines Joint Stock Company (“Vietnam Airlines JSC”) at the time of the alleged offences;

c) Lam Anh Viet (“Lam”) (52-year-old male Vietnamese), a General Manager of Vietnam Airlines JSC at the time of the alleged offence;

d) Truong Thi Nhung (“Truong”) (49-year-old female Vietnamese); and

e) Poh Boon Leong (“Poh”) (蒲文龙, 51-year-old male Singaporean).

2. On multiple occasions between 2020 and 2022, Amir allegedly obtained bribes totalling S$41,000 from Truong and Poh as a reward for not collecting excess baggage charges from them or other individuals that were payable to VA.

3. In June 2022, Amir allegedly obtained a S$700 bribe from Truong as a reward for not collecting excess baggage charges from her or other individuals that were payable to VA.

4. On multiple occasions in 2023, Le allegedly obtained bribes totalling S$6,500 from Truong as a reward for not collecting excess baggage charges from her or other individuals that were payable to Vietnam Airlines JSC. In relation to this, on two other occasions in the same year, Le allegedly gave Lam bribes totalling S$3,000 as an inducement for Lam to not report him to Vietnam Airlines JSC for having allegedly received bribes from Truong.

Summary of Corruption Charges

5. For their alleged actions, the five individuals face the following corruption charges:

a) Amir Khan Bin Shoul Hamid (four charges)

i. Two charges under Section 6(a) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241, 1993 Rev Ed) ("PCA 1993"), both amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 ("CPC") and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii. Two charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960 (“PCA 1960”), of which one charge is read with Section 29(a) of the PCA 1960, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

b) Le Trac Tuan (two charges)

i. One charge under Section 6(a) of the PCA 1960, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii. One charge under Section 6(b) of the PCA 1960, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

c) Lam Anh Viet (one charge)

i. One charge under Section 6(a) of the PCA 1960, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

d) Truong Thi Nhung (five charges)

i. Two charges under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA 1993, both amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii. Three charges under Section 6(b) of the PCA 1960, of which two charges are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC, and one of the two charges are read with Section 29(a) of the PCA 1960.

e) Poh Boon Leong (three charges)

i. Two charges under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA 1993, both amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii. One charge under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA 1960, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

6. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) looks into all corruption-related 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
5) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

7. 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?

8. 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