CPIB strikes ST Marine boss is corrupt

vtran2684 · Jan 3, 2015

http://www.janes.com/article/47534/former-st-marine-boss-charged-over-corruption

Singaporean defence systems manufacturer ST Engineering announced on 30 December that former ST Marine president See Leong Teck had been charged over corruption allegations by the State Courts of Singapore.

The charges come after it was revealed in September 2011 that the company was being investigated by Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. ST Engineering reiterated its continuing support to the investigation, and added that it did not foresee that the charges would have a tangible effect on the company's financial expectations for 2014.

JohnTan · Jan 3, 2015

Proof that our system is good. Singapore never claimed to have no corruption. Its boast is that corruption is low, not non-existent, something that nitpickers try to twist. CPIB has all along been going after the corrupt, from the lowly flies to the tigers, including those from the ruling party. None of our civil service or SAF is associated with corruption in the daily coffee shop talk. People complain about PAP for overcharging, for being high handed, but never about being corrupt. It's unlike what people complain about in many parts of Asia or European countries like Italy.

xingguy · Jan 3, 2015

JohnTan said:
Proof that our system is good. Singapore never claimed to have no corruption. Its boast is that corruption is low, not non-existent, something that nitpickers try to twist. CPIB has all along been going after the corrupt, from the lowly flies to the tigers, including those from the ruling party. None of our civil service or SAF is associated with corruption in the daily coffee shop talk. People complain about PAP for overcharging, for being high handed, but never about being corrupt. It's unlike what people complain about in many parts of Asia or European countries like Italy.

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xingguy · Jan 3, 2015

JohnTan said:
Proof that our system is good. Singapore never claimed to have no corruption. Its boast is that corruption is low, not non-existent, something that nitpickers try to twist. CPIB has all along been going after the corrupt, from the lowly flies to the tigers, including those from the ruling party. None of our civil service or SAF is associated with corruption in the daily coffee shop talk. People complain about PAP for overcharging, for being high handed, but never about being corrupt. It's unlike what people complain about in many parts of Asia or European countries like Italy.

CPIB reports to who?

xingguy said:
So, you agreed that corruption has to do with greed and NOT with someone being highly paid?

CPIB reports to who?

AhMeng · Jan 3, 2015

Tip of iceberg only lah... they should investigate STE activities in China and Africa. Probably more dirt in those countries

AhPuNeNe · Jan 4, 2015

xingguy said:
CPIB reports to who?

Bingo, the answer is right under his nose.

JohnTan · Jan 4, 2015

xingguy said:
CPIB reports to who?

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (Abbreviation: CPIB; Chinese: 贪污调查局; Malay: Biro Siasatan Pencegahan Rasuah) is a government agency in Singapore which investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. It was established by the British colonial government in 1952 and sited in the Attorney-General's Chambers. When Singapore attained self-government in 1959, the nation's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew moved it to the Prime Minister's Office.

Although the primary function is to investigate corruption, it is empowered to investigate other criminal cases in which corruption may be involved.

Incorporated within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Bureau is headed by a director who reports directly to the Prime Minister. CPIB is therefore independent from the Singapore Police Force and other government agencies to prevent any undue interference in its investigations.

It also has the utmost right, similar to the Singapore's Internal Security Department, to detain suspects of corrupt practices without legal proceedings.

In the early 1970s, Hong Kong sent a task force to Singapore to study the CPIB. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), modelled after CPIB, was later set up in Hong Kong in 1974.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupt_Practices_Investigation_Bureau

Looks like HK's famous ICAC, which was featured in a number of their TV dramas and movies, took a leaf out of our CPIB. You say no good, but HK's ICAC says good. Who is more credible?

In any case, sinkies seem happy with our PM's in charge of CPIB. They voted for him and not for that Alex Tan loser.

sochi2014 · Jan 4, 2015

Surprised? Men are corrupt!!!

vtran2684 · Jan 4, 2015

sochi2014 said:
Surprised? Men are corrupt!!!

and women are not.

winnipegjets · Jan 4, 2015

$12 billion of spending on defence annually and they just caught someone after so long. It is pure wayang and this guy likely has fallen out of the good grace of the PAP and thus made an example.

PAP legalize corruption, not that there is no corruption here.

halsey02 · Jan 4, 2015

winnipegjets said:
$12 billion of spending on defence annually and they just caught someone after so long. It is pure wayang and this guy likely has fallen out of the good grace of the PAP and thus made an example.

PAP legalize corruption, not that there is no corruption here.

It is LEEgalized here, "Guan Xi", it is whom you know & who is your benefactor ( the higher the better), who will turn one eye to one side...this is not corruption....this is "Guan Xi"....

" a rose, is a rose, by any other name"... :rolleyes:

xingguy · Jan 4, 2015

JohnTan said:
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (Abbreviation: CPIB; Chinese: 贪污调查局; Malay: Biro Siasatan Pencegahan Rasuah) is a government agency in Singapore which investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. It was established by the British colonial government in 1952 and sited in the Attorney-General's Chambers. When Singapore attained self-government in 1959, the nation's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew moved it to the Prime Minister's Office.

Although the primary function is to investigate corruption, it is empowered to investigate other criminal cases in which corruption may be involved.

Incorporated within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Bureau is headed by a director who reports directly to the Prime Minister. CPIB is therefore independent from the Singapore Police Force and other government agencies to prevent any undue interference in its investigations.

It also has the utmost right, similar to the Singapore's Internal Security Department, to detain suspects of corrupt practices without legal proceedings.

In the early 1970s, Hong Kong sent a task force to Singapore to study the CPIB. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), modelled after CPIB, was later set up in Hong Kong in 1974.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupt...igation_Bureau

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Looks like HK's famous ICAC, which was featured in a number of their TV dramas and movies, took a leaf out of our CPIB. You say no good, but HK's ICAC says good. Who is more credible?

In any case, sinkies seem happy with our PM's in charge of CPIB. They voted for him and not for that Alex Tan loser.

<span style="background-color: #FFFF00">Incorporated within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Bureau is headed by a director who reports directly to the Prime Minister. CPIB is therefore independent from the Singapore Police Force and other government agencies to prevent any undue interference in its investigations.</span>

It is not a matter of who says it is good.

When CPIB reports directly to the PM, the following questions arises.
Is it good governance to have CPIB reporting directly to the PM?
Is there conflict of interest?
Is there accountability/transparency (Graphic below on GIC illustrates)?

laksaboy · Jan 4, 2015

CPIB is also corrupt, can it be trusted? :confused:

CPIB assistant director facing 21 charges of fraud involving at least $1.7m
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130724-439467.html

JohnTan · Jan 4, 2015

CPIB reporting directly to an elected official is a good thing. If you think the current PM is not a good boss for CPIB or is corrupt, the voters are more than welcome to vote him out. The new PM can order CPIB to open an investigation on the previous PM for any allegations of corruption. That is a very good form of check-and-balance. Sinkie election ballet slip is secret. PAP and the opposition had repeated it so many times, but sinkies still insist that PAP can, and is actively monitoring their votes and fixing any sinkie who dares to vote for opposition. Daft sinkies!

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