SINGAPORE: On Thursday, September 14, a Ministry of Manpower ( MOM) officer was imprisoned for five weeks for asking an ex-colleague from DBS Bank to access the salary information of MOM colleagues.
Singaporean Dinath Silvamany Muthaliyar requested admittance to the customer information in a DBS collection from his former classmate Liong Yan Sin. & nbsp,
Due to his work as a collections agent, where he responded to inquiries from bank customers and spoke with them about past payments and settlement plans, Liong had access to the information. Liong was prohibited from disclosing or accessing knowledge outside the scope of his responsibilities, though. & nbsp,
Before joining MOM, where he managed the charge management, Dinath worked as a collections official as well.
The 35-year-old admitted guilt to four works under the Computer Misuse Act for aiding Liong in conducting the unauthorized searches and to giving info that he was not authorized to reveal on the Banking Act. For his punishment, 14 additional expenses of a comparable nature were taken into consideration. & nbsp,
Liong had previously admitted guilt to comparable claims and received a 16-week prison term. Another man, Ang Kok How, received a two-week prison term for asking Liong to get an acquaintance’s target improperly. & nbsp,
The jury learned that Liong and Dinath had both been aware of the regulations that forbade collections officers from giving consumer information to third parties in an unauthorized manner and that they were not permitted to access customer data outside of their line of work.
But starting in June 2018, Dinath asked Liong to assist him in learning the wage information of MOM coworkers so he could contrast it with his own. & nbsp,
According to the trial, the accused wanted to learn about his coworkers’ salaries in order to determine his position in relation to them and the discrepancy between them. & nbsp,
Between then and November 2018, Liong consented and went to the DBS collection to conduct searches.
He therefore sent Dinath the data via WhatsApp. At least seven coworkers were impacted across all the expenses. & nbsp,
Dinath was sentenced to six to seven months in prison by the trial, who claimed that he was less guilty than Liong because the latter had been trusted at the time of his offense. & nbsp,
S S Dhillon, Dinath’s attorney, claimed that his client had requested that Liong test the wages of his coworkers” against his better judgment” and” purely out of curiosity.” & nbsp,
There were” no intended benefits ,” according to Mr. Dhillon, and Dinath did not give the information to outside parties. & nbsp,
He was informed that this was an offense when he was called up for studies, which surprised him. He was unaware that simply requesting for information would amount to him serving a statement, according to Mr. Dhillon. & nbsp,
At this point, Dinath had formerly worked for DBS and should have been aware of the repercussions, according to Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan. & nbsp,
Mr. Dhillon retorted that even when Dinath was employed by DBS, he was unaware that merely requesting information had get him in jail. & nbsp,
Dinath’s spotless history, admission of guilt, and cooperation with the government were all cited by the attorney as mitigating factors. & nbsp,
He described Dinath’s potential job loss as a” back punishment for his stupid, foolish mistakes.” & nbsp,
” Sir, you can see his conduct; he speaks for himself.” Please provide him this one chance in life because he is completely ashamed and bad.
Mr. Dhillon added that Dinath was” shell-shocked” by the proceedings in his moderation appeal. & nbsp,
Dinath will no longer try to be anything less than a law-abiding citizen because he is so terrified and concerned about it. This worry has made him shiver, which in and of itself is a severe abuse for him.
CNA has contacted MOM to inquire as to whether Dinath is also employed by the company.