In a bid-making ruse, three men reportedly used a program to deceive the Sultan Mosque by providing phony quotes for a digitalisation project in an effort to make the bid appear more attractive.
A fourth man, whose link to the scheme has not been specified, also allegedly lied to an Islamic Religious Council of Singapore ( MUIS ) about his connections to the company in question, Qirom Consulting.
Mohd Daud A Rahim, Mohd Nasir Mohd Sairi, Mohd Nasral Awang, and Mohd Zairil Ismail were all charged on Tuesday ( Dec 31 ).
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 statement for S$ 24, 900. He allegedly knew Fatiin did not intend to carry out the modernization projects.
Nasral, the chairman of Onaga Sys, is accused of doing the same with a false statement for S$ 56, 000 in October 2022.
The Sultan Mosque financing and human resource manager was then reportedly given the false quotes.
According to a press release from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ( CPIB ), he is suspected of deceiving the Sultan Mosque into believing that Qirom’s quote for the digitalisation project was competitive.
Daud is accused of two counts of abetting the fabrication of accounts and two of fraud. Nasir and Nasral were each accused of aiding in account misrepresentation.
The third man, Zairil, 53, was a top manager with the , Mosque-Madrasah-Wakaf Shared Services.
This committee was established by MUIS to provide the business with shared financial and administrative responsibilities.
In June 2023, MUIS conducted an inner research into Zairil.
He allegedly lied to a MUIS assistant director during the investigation that he had never received any payment from Qirom and that he did not have any personal or financial interests in Qirom.
Zairil is accused of lying to a public servant by providing false information to him, knowing that the deputy chairman would probably have to halt more inquiries into his links 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.
Problem 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 perpetrator can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
Organizations are advised to implement robust procedures in areas like internal auditing and sourcing to avoid falling victim to dishonest practices by their employees, according to CPIB.
Editor’s note: This content has been updated to reflect Mohd Zairil Ismail’s allegations that they are only related to Qirom Consulting and not the fake passages system. We sorry for the problem.