Six Hyundai Employees Charged with Alleged Corruption

On 12 June 2026, six individuals were charged in Court for alleged corruption offences involving safety-related matters. They are:

a)     Shaheen (32-year-old male Bangladeshi National), a Safety Coordinator in the employ of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd (“Hyundai”) at the material time of the offences;

b)     Siow Hung Wee (“Siow”) (萧翰玮, 53-year-old male Singaporean), a Safety Manager in the employ of Hyundai at the material time of the offences;

c)     Biswas Uzzal (“Uzzal”) (42-year-old male Bangladeshi National), a Safety Coordinator in the employ of Hyundai at the material time of the offences;

d)     Hossain Mithu Mohammad Arif (“Mithu”) (33-year-old male Bangladeshi), a Safety Coordinator in the employ of Hyundai at the material time of the offences;

e)     Biswas Pradip Chandra (“Pradip”) (29-year-old male Bangladeshi), a Safety Supervisor in the employ of Hyundai at the material time of the offences; and

f)      Uddin Md Mesbah (“Uddin”) (34-year-old male Bangladeshi), a Safety Coordinator in the employ of Hyundai at the material time of the offences.

Alleged Corruption Offences Involving Shaheen

2. On multiple occasions, between July 2023 and April 2024, Shaheen allegedly accepted or attempted to obtain bribes totalling about S$6,200 from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors at the worksite located at 2A Labrador Villa Road, Singapore (the “Site”). The bribes were inducements for the following:

a)     Not reporting to his principal unsafe work acts;

b)     Not issuing safety administrative charges for unsafe work acts;

c)     Allowing a worker to re-enter the Site to work after banning him for committing an unsafe work act at the Site;

d)     Not banning a worker from the Site after the worker committed an unsafe work act at the Site; and

e)     Allowing workers to use lifting machinery despite not being permitted to do so.

3. For his alleged actions, Shaheen faces 15 charges for offences punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”), of which five charges are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code (“CPC”), and amalgamated under Section 124(4) of the CPC.

Alleged Corruption Offences Involving Siow, Uzzal, Mithu, Pradip and Uddin

4. Between 2023 and 2024, over separate occasions, Uzzal, Mithu, Pradip and Uddin allegedly accepted bribes amounting to about S$2,700 from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors. The bribes were inducements for the following:

a)     Not reporting to their principal unsafe work acts;

b)     Not reporting to their principal future possible unsafe work acts;

c)     Not issuing safety administrative charges for unsafe work acts;

d)     Waiving safety administrative charges for unsafe work acts;

e)     Allowing workers to commence work at the Site without attending the required safety course; and

f)     Not banning workers from the Site after they committed a workplace safety infringement at the Site.

5. Over four occasions between June 2023 and February 2024, Siow allegedly abetted by engaging in a conspiracy with Uzzal to accept bribes amounting to S$900 from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors. The bribes were an inducement not to issue safety administrative charges. On two other occasions, within the same period, Siow allegedly conspired with Mithu to accept bribes amounting to S$1,000 from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors. The bribes were inducement to allow a worker to re-enter the Site to work after banning him for committing an unsafe work act.

6. On 24 October 2023, Siow allegedly abetted by engaging in a conspiracy with Uzzal and Mithu to accept a bribe of S$500 from a safety coordinator employed by a subcontractor. The bribe was an inducement to waive safety administrative charges for unsafe work acts.

7. Over three occasions between September and December 2023, Uzzal allegedly abetted by engaging in a conspiracy with Pradip to accept bribes totalling S$650 from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors. The bribes were an inducement to not report future possible unsafe work acts, not report unsafe work acts, and to allow workers to commence work at the Site without attending the required safety course.

8. On two occasions in October 2023, Uzzal allegedly abetted by engaging in a conspiracy with Mithu and Pradip to accept a total of S$700. The bribes were an inducement to not issue safety administrative charges or not to report to principal unsafe work acts.

9. For their alleged actions:

a)     Siow Hung Wee faces seven charges for offences under Section 6(a) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA.

b)     Biswas Uzzal faces 11 charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which 10 charges are read with Section 29(a).

c)     Hossain Mithu Mohammad Arif faces nine charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which five charges are read with Section 29(a) of the PCA and of which one charge is amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

d)     Biswas Pradip Chandra faces eight charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which five charges are read with Section 29(a) of the PCA and of which one charge is amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

e)     Uddin Md Mesbah faces two charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which one charge is amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

10. 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 not exceeding five years or both. Any person convicted of an offence amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code can face twice the amount of punishment liable for that offence.

11. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (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
5) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

12. 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?

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