A woman allegedly accepted bribes from a company director on six occasions while working as an operations manager at St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School ( SACSS).
Goh Jong Lih, 61, was detained on Wednesday ( Mar 26 ) for violating the Prevention of Corruption Act in more than one way. Spot Wei Kiat, 45, was the producer, and there were numerous charges brought against him under the Act.
According to a media release, Goh allegedly obtained bribes in the form of loans worth S$ 9,500 ( US$$ 7,100 ) from Loo on six occasions between February 2020 and December 2021, according to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ( CPIB ).
Loo was a director at Advent Solutions &, Projects ( AS&, P), a business that specialized in light-emitting diodes, or LED displays at the time. He allegedly offered the money to help AS&, P’s business hobbies with SACSS by advancing their business interests.
According to CPIB, Loo reportedly gave documents obtained from various contractors and himself to Sayed on numerous occasions between 2017 and 2021, which he then used to mislead and deceive SACSS.
Goh is facing six charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act Section 6 ( a ). Additionally, she is facing 17 charges for offences that fall under Section 6( c ) of the Act, of which 10 are combined under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Goh is accused of using false information to repolish the stone floor methods and the top of the school’s temple, among other charges.
She is also alleged to have used a record that contained false information regarding the use of Samsung cellular phones, the offer of a closed-circuit hdtv system and an LED screen, and other related work at the parks and bathrooms.
Loo is facing six charges for crimes punishable by Section 6 ( b ) of the Criminal Procedure Code, including the addition of 14 charges for crimes punishable by Section 6 ( c ) of the Act, of which seven are combined.
Some of the charges he faces are similar to Goh’s, including the one where he gave records containing misleading statements to Goh.  ,
Goh was represented by S S S Dhillon, a prosecutor who claimed he had just been engaged and that he had requested time to follow orders.
Loo requested a month’s delay in hiring a lawyer after showing up underrepresented in court. He didn’t make a appeal. On April 23, both parties may appear in court again.
According to CPIB, Singapore “adopts a tight zero-tolerance approach to corruption.”
A person found guilty of a fraud offense under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act could receive a fine of up to S$ 100,000, a five-year sentence in prison, or both.
A person who has been found guilty of an offence combined under the Criminal Procedure Code may experience two days the penalties associated with the crime.