Ex-vehicle inspector charged with corruption

[Musashi Miyamoto]

Jan 21, 2011

Ex-vehicle inspector charged with corruption

By Elena Chong

A FORMER principal vehicle inspector was charged in court on Friday with 30 counts of corruption involving $1,675.

Md Daud Nadzim, 45, then employed by STA Inspection, is said to have corruptly obtained bribes of between $20 and $200 from 10 motor vehicle workshops in return for turning a blind eye to 35 illegally modified cars.

The alleged offences took place between October 2009 and March 2010.

Daud's charges comprised 26 counts of corruptly obtaining $1,295 bribes; two counts each of abetting the offence of getting bribes totalling $90, and getting $290 with two others.

Daud, who is out on police bail of $10,000, indicated that he wanted to plead guilty.

He will return to court next Friday. The maximum punishment for corruption is a $100,000 fine and five years' jail.

 

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Vehicle inspector facing graft charges
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 21 January 2011 1207 hrs
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SINGAPORE: An employee of a vehicle inspection centre has been charged with 30 counts of corruption and other related offences involving more than S$1,675.

Forty-five-year-old Md Daud Nadzim, who was a principal vehicle inspector with STA Inspection, is believed to have committed the offences between October 2009 and March last year.

He allegedly accepted the money in exchange for conducting less stringent checks on 35 vehicles with illegal modifications.

It is believed he took the bribes from ten motor vehicle workshops including Cheng Auto Enterprise, Aspec Carcare Centre and CL Garage.

A news release from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said that the other parties allegedly involved in this case will be charged in court at a later stage.

The court heard that Md Daud intends to plead guilty to the charges.

He will be back in court next Friday.

If convicted of corruption, for each charge, Md Daud can be jailed up to five years, fined a maximum of S$100,000 or both.

-CNA/ac

 

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