SINGAPORE:  , The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ( CPIB ) received 215 problem- related information last year,  , down 8 per cent from 2022, with the position in Singapore remaining “firmly under control”, said the extra- bone company.
Of the 215 reports received, 81 were registered for investigation, CPIB said in its annual report on Tuesday ( Apr 30 ).  , A review is registered for inspection “if the info received is pursuable”.  ,
CPIB added that , most of the information investigated in 2023 were in the private market,  , at 86 per cent, with common business situations making up the remaining 14 per cent.
Of the total of 70 private sector situations, nine involved public sector employees who refused to accept gifts from individuals in the private sector.  ,  ,
CPIB said it was ready to complete , studies into 84 per cent of people under sensor last month.
In full,  , 111 people were prosecuted in jury in 2023 for offences investigated by the anti- bone company- 105 were from the private sector, while the remainder , were open sector employees.
The conviction rate of CPIB cases in 2023 was 99 per pence- the same as the month before.  ,
The agency cited the success of the bureau’s investigation standing up to scrutiny in court as well as the close working relationship between CPIB and the Attorney-General’s Chambers ( AGC ) in taking responsibility for corrupt offenders, which has been demonstrated by the consistently high conviction rate for CPIB cases.
CPIB continued, citing a number of cases it looked into last year, including one involving a director-general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) and former minister of transport S Iswaran, that it “remains firmly committed to working closely with all segments of the community to keep Singapore corruption free.”
In its 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International placed Singapore as the fifth-lowest-corruption-perceived nation in the world.