Four people allegedly organized a plot to defraud the Sultan Mosque by submitting fictitious quotes for a modernization project in an effort to create a company’s offer appear more appealing.
On Tuesday ( Dec. 31 ), the quartet, which included Mohamad Daud A Rahim, Mohd Nasir Mohd Sairi, Mohd Nasral Awang, and Mohd Zairil Ismail, were charged.
Daud, 60, was the chairman of , Qirom Consulting. He is accused of instigating Nasir, 59, and Nasral, 44, to challenge false passages from their respective businesses.
Somewhere in August and September 2022, Nasir, the chairman of Fatiin Multimedia, reportedly falsified a phrase for S$ 24, 900. He allegedly understood Fatiin’s intentions to never carry out the digitalisation projects.
Nasral, the producer of Onaga Sys, is accused of doing the same with a false statement for S$ 56, 000 in October 2022.
Therefore, according to allegations, Daud allegedly gave the fictitious quotes to a Sultan Mosque finance and human resource manager.
According to a press release from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ( CPIB ), he is suspected of defrauding the Sultan Mosque into believing that Qirom’s quote for the digitalisation project was competitive.
Daud is accused of two counts of bribery and abetting account fabrication. Nasir and Nasral were each accused of aiding in the fabrication of records.
The third man, Zairil, 53, was a top manager with the , Mosque-Madrasah-Wakaf Shared Services.
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore ( MUIS ) established this committee to provide the sector with common financial and administrative responsibilities.
Zairil was the subject of an internal research by MUIS in June 2023.
He reportedly told a MUIS assistant director during the investigation that he had never received payment from Qirom and that he had never had any personal or financial interest in the company.
Zairil is accused of lying to a public servant by providing false information to him, knowing that the assistant director would probably have to halt more inquiries into his contacts to Qirom.
Separately, around Sep 5, 2023, Zairil reportedly had pepper mist without a licence. For this, he is charged under the Arms and Explosives Act.
Fraud is punished with a prison expression of up to five years, a fine of up to S$ 100, 000, or both.
The penalties for falsifying transactions is prison for up to 10 years, a great, or both.
For giving false information to a common servant, an criminal can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
Organizations are advised to implement robust procedures in areas like internal auditing and purchasing to avoid falling victim to dishonest practices by their employees, according to CPIB.