Three Individuals Charged For Various Alleged Offences In Relation to IT Business Contracts
On 18 December 2025, three individuals were charged in Court with various alleged offences:
a) Low Hoong Yuen (“Low”) (刘洪源, 57-year-old male Singaporean), the Regional Head of Information & Technology (“IT”) at Fujifilm Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (“Fujifilm”) and Chief IT Officer at PT Mitra Adiperkasa TBK (“PT Mitra”) at the material time of the offences;
b) Wong Hun Keong (“Wong”) (黄汉强, 48-year-old male Singaporean), the Head of Sales of ChassAsia (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“ChassAsia”) at the material time of the offences; and
c) Yun Ta Ming (“Yun”) (雲大珉, 60-year-old male Singaporean), the Director of ChassAsia at the material time of the offences.
Alleged Corruption Offences Relating to ChassAsia (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Fujifilm Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
2. Sometime between September 2022 and March 2023, on three occasions, Wong allegedly conspired with Yun to give Low bribes totalling about S$78,000 as rewards for advancing the business interests of ChassAsia with Fujifilm.
3. For their alleged actions, Low faces one charge under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which is amalgamated under Section 124(4) and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For Wong and Yun, they each face one charge under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which is amalgamated under Section 124(4) and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Alleged Corruption Offences Relating to ChassAsia (Singapore) Pte Ltd and PT Mitra Adiperkasa TBK
4. Sometime between December 2023 and August 2024, on three occasions, Wong allegedly conspired with Yun to give Low bribes totalling about S$72,000 as rewards for advancing the business interests of ChassAsia with PT Mitra.
5. For their alleged actions, Low faces one charge under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which is amalgamated under Section 124(4) and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For Wong and Yun, they each face one charge under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which is amalgamated under Section 124(4) and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Alleged Falsification of Accounts Offences Relating to ChassAsia (Singapore) Pte Ltd
6. Sometime between September 2022 and August 2024, on six occasions, Wong and Yun allegedly conspired to falsify payment vouchers of ChassAsia for payments to various parties for jobs that were purportedly performed for ChassAsia, which were in fact never performed. These payment vouchers were intended to conceal the alleged bribes given to Low from ChassAsia’s account.
7. For their alleged actions, Wong and Yun each face six charges under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.
8. Sometime in November 2023, Low, Wong and another individual allegedly conspired to falsify an invoice belonging to a company which stated that a job was purportedly performed by the company for ChassAsia, which was in fact never performed. The invoice was intended to conceal one of the alleged bribes given to Low from ChassAsia's account.
9. For their alleged action, Low and Wong each face one charge under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.
Alleged Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act Offence Involving Wong Hun Keong
10. Sometime between December 2023 and August 2024, on three occasions, Wong allegedly acquired monies totalling about S$19,000 while knowing that the monies represented Low’s corrupt benefits.
11. For his alleged actions, Wong faces one charge under Section 54(3) punishable under Section 54(5) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act and read with Section 124(8)(a)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
12. 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 to both. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 477A of the Penal Code can be fined or sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years or both. Any person who is convicted of an offence under Section 54(3) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act can be fined up to S$500,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 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.
13. 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
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.
14. 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?
15. Under the law, the identity of the person making the report will be kept confidential, except when the Court finds that the person has made a false statement in his corruption complaint. Complainants may also choose not to reveal their personal details when lodging a corruption complaint.
16. Organisations are strongly advised to put in place robust procedures, in areas such as procurement and internal audit, to prevent falling victim to corrupt acts by their 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 are also strongly encouraged to obtain certification 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 risk and costs related to bribery.
Reference Links:
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PACT: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/anti-corruption-guide-for-businesses/
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SS ISO 37001: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/ss-iso-37001/
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau