• IP addresses are NOT logged in this forum so there's no point asking. Please note that this forum is full of homophobes, racists, lunatics, schizophrenics & absolute nut jobs with a smattering of geniuses, Chinese chauvinists, Moderate Muslims and last but not least a couple of "know-it-alls" constantly sprouting their dubious wisdom. If you believe that content generated by unsavory characters might cause you offense PLEASE LEAVE NOW! Sammyboy Admin and Staff are not responsible for your hurt feelings should you choose to read any of the content here.

    The OTHER forum is HERE so please stop asking.

SCDF and CNB chiefs on bail, in separate investigations

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim found guilty of corruption

By Kimberly Spykerman
POSTED: 31 May 2013 3:49 PM
UPDATED: 31 May 2013 11:40 PM

ex-scdf-chief-peter-lim--photo-by-today-s-ernest-chua-533844.jpg


Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim. (Photo by TODAY's Ernest Chua)

SINGAPORE: Former commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Peter Lim was found guilty of corruption on Friday in the sex-for-contracts case after a 12-day trial that spanned two months.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim said she found there was a corrupt element and guilty knowledge on Lim's part when he obtained oral sex from Madam Pang Chor Mui, the former General Manager of Nimrod Engineering in May 2010.

She added that it was "patently clear" that Lim deliberately planned for the oral sex to happen.

Lim also faces nine other counts of corruptly obtaining sexual favours from two other women. The prosecution will decide on whether to proceed with those charges at a later date.

The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that Lim will continue to be interdicted from his duties until there is a final outcome in the criminal proceedings

In her 50-page judgement, the judge said Lim was not a credible witness. She said Lim told lies, was evasive and changed his defence when he felt it would work to his advantage without providing an acceptable explanation.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim listed several "glaring inconsistencies" between Lim's statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and evidence he gave in court.

For example, in one statement, Lim said he saw the night of May 2, 2010 as an opportunity to have sex with Madam Pang but changed his tune in court, saying the oral sex was spontaneous and unplanned.

The judge also noted that Lim tried to closely match his accounts with Madam Pang's when he took the stand without realising it contradicted what he said in his statements to the CPIB.

Lim's lawyers had argued that the oral sex was a natural progression that resulted from a close, personal relationship between long-time friends.

However, the judge said evidence had shown that their friendship was superficial and that there was no depth or substance in their relationship.

She noted that the pair had lost touch for a decade and only rekindled their friendship in 2009 when Lim was appointed the SCDF Commissioner.

Between then and May 2010, they had at most three to four lunches together and sent texts to each other once in two weeks or once a month.

They hardly knew many personal details about each other and did not know or meet each other's families. The judge also pointed to the long stretch of some 20 months after the oral sex took place that the pair did not meet and she found it hard to believe they were as close as they claimed to be.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim also said Lim must have known that his high rank would lead Madam Pang to think he could influence the awarding of contracts.

Knowing that Madam Pang wouldn't want Nimrod's business interests to be affected, Lim had reason to believe he was making Madam Pang an offer she couldn't refuse when he asked her for oral sex, said the judge.

The judge said Lim had given Madam Pang's company a business advantage when he called her in March 2011 asking if her company supplied walk-through radiation portal monitors, before a tender was made public.

The judge also noted that given his rank when he contacted her, his call would not have been taken lightly and was as good as telling her that SCDF would be in the market for such products.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim also pointed out that it was "plainly bizarre and downright ridiculous" for Lim, a senior and experienced civil servant, to actually make a claim that he did not know there was a conflict of interest after the oral sex took place between himself and a potential vendor which in this case refers to Madam Pang.

In any case, Nimrod Engineering already had an ongoing commercial relationship with SCDF at the time the oral sex took place, and was under contract to supply another type of equipment.

Madam Pang, by being the General Manager at the time, was an agent of the company. The judge also said Lim could not make the claim that he did not link Madam Pang with Nimrod, as he must have realised she was working in a company that could be a potential supplier of radiation portal monitors when he called her and hence had connected her to Nimrod.

She also said Lim embellished his account on the stand by saying Madam Pang seduced him.

The judge added that this point - which would have been a crucial aspect of Lim's defence - had not been put to Madam Pang while she was on the stand and that she did not have an opportunity to explain whether she agreed or otherwise.

The judge said: "If I were to accept his explanations, it would appear as if Lim was practically like a lamb led to the slaughter by Madam Pang and he was so magnanimous when he made the supreme sacrifice by allowing a woman, whom he was never physically attracted to, to give him fellatio.

“If he did not desire oral sex from her, all he had to do was not to unzip his pants when she made the request, and that would have ended the encounter, or rather his ordeal, if one was to believe his version."

Lim's lawyer said they will study the judgement before deciding on the next step.

When asked, the lawyers said Lim had not yet decided if they would appeal the judgement, and that they would need time to study it first.

Lim’s lawyer Hamidul Haq, said: "It's not something that's the best of outcomes, but certainly we are going to study it."

Lim kept his eyes fixed on the ground, occasionally shaking his head, or letting out a sigh when the judge was reading her grounds of decision.

Lim will be back in court on June 7 for the prosecution to deliver their submissions on sentence and for the court to hear his mitigation.

- CNA/xq/fa

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Disciplinary proceedings against Peter Lim still suspended: MHA

20130531.190130_peterlimmha.jpg


By Jalelah Abu Baker
The Straits Times
Friday, May 31, 2013

The Ministry had commenced civil service disciplinary proceedings against Lim in late January last year on charges of serious personal misconduct but the proceedings were suspended following the corruption charges brought against him, the statement added. Lim had also been interdicted from duties pending the outcome of these proceedings.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

Here is the full statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs:

"The Ministry of Home Affairs expects its officers, regardless of position or seniority, to uphold the highest standards of duty and integrity at all times.

The Ministry had commenced civil service disciplinary proceedings against Mr Peter Lim Sin Pang in late January last year on charges of serious personal misconduct. Mr Lim had also been interdicted from duties pending the outcome of these proceedings. The disciplinary proceedings were subsequently held in abeyance following the corruption charges that were brought against him.

Disciplinary proceedings will continue to be held in abeyance until a final outcome in the criminal proceedings."

 

ShangTsung

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ng Boon Gay case: Grounds of decision out and prosecution has till June 11 to appeal

Published on May 31, 2013

NgBoonGay3105e.jpg


Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Mr Ng Boon Gay (left), and his wife, Mrs Madam Yap Yen Yen, leave the Subordinate Courts after he was acquitted of all charges by District Court judge Siva Shanmugam, on Feb 14, 2013. The court has released its grounds of decision on the acquittal of Mr Ng. -- BH FILE PHOTO: TUKIMAN WARJI

By Tham Yuen-c

The court has released its grounds of decision on the acquittal of former anti-narcotics chief Ng Boon Gay.

The prosecution has 11 days, or up till June 11, to appeal against the verdict in the sex-for-contracts case involving Mr Ng, the Attorney-General's Chambers said on Friday. Ng was acquitted of four counts of corruption on Feb 14.

During his trial that lasted 15 days last year, the court heard from 10 witnesses including Mr Ng and former IT sales executive Cecilia Sue, whom he had a long-running extra-marital affair with.

This development comes on the same day as former Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim being found guilty of corruption in another sex-for-contracts corruption case.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

ShangTsung

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Peter Lim verdict: No indication if Lim will appeal against judgment


Published on May 31, 2013

PeterLimTwo3105e.jpg


Former Singapore Civil Defence Force Chief Peter Lim Sin Pang, and his lawyers, Mr K Bala Chandran (left), and Mr Hamidul Haq (right), arrive at the Subordinate Courts, on May 31, 2013. Defence lawyer Hamidul Haq, who is acting for Lim, said that his client had not indicated if he planned to appeal against the guilty verdict. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Lim Yan Liang

Defence lawyer Hamidul Haq, who is acting for former Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim Sin Pang, said that his client has not indicated if he plans to appeal against the guilty verdict.

He added that they would have to go back and read the grounds of judgment before deciding on the "appropriate course of action".

Lim, who received oral sex from the general manager of a vendor, was found guilty of corruption on Friday afternoon.

In a scathing judgment delivered by District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim, the court found that there was "no doubt" Lim was the initiator of the oral sex, and that he was "obviously corrupt".

Judge Hamidah said that Lim had been repeatedly evasive when asked if he knew that Ms Pang Chor Mui was the general manager of Nimrod, an active SCDF vendor, at the time of the oral sex. She added that it was unbelievable that a high-ranking civil servant like Lim did not know that he was in a situation of an "obvious conflict of interest", which he never declared.

"He must have made a wrong career choice for the last 25 years," she said, adding that Lim's credibility on the stand had been impeached and his testimony found "seriously questionable".

The judge also said it was clear the act was not a culmination of a close personal friendship as Lim claimed, as they lost contact for over a decade and scarcely met even after they reconnected following his promotion to SCDF chief.

Lim's statements that he had agreed to oral sex out of pity and despite feeling no sexual attraction to Ms Pang were also unbelievable, said the judge.

She commented that Lim could have ended such an "ordeal" easily, and it was hard to believe that he was so "magnanimous" as to be "a lamb led to slaughter" by Ms Pang. The prosecution will make submissions on sentencing and the defence on mitigation on June 7.

 

ShangTsung

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF boss Peter Lim guilty of corruption: All he had to do was not unzip, judge says


June 1, 2013 - 1:14am

By: Shaffiq Alkhatib

01ad798d-001.jpg


TNP PHOTO: Gavin Foo

Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) commissioner Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang , 53, had insisted that Ms Pang Chor Mui was the one who had initiated the sexual encounter.

But in convicting Lim on Friday, District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim said that if he had not desired oral sex from Ms Pang, all he needed to do was not to unzip his pants.

“That would have ended the encounter, or rather his ordeal, if one was to believe his version,” said Judge Hamidah, who found Lim guilty of one count of corruption after a 12-day trial that started on Feb 18.

Lim was accused of corruptly obtaining gratification in the form of oral sex from Ms Pang in a carpark at Stadium Walk on May 2, 2010. Ms Pang, 49, was then the general manager of security solutions company Nimrod Engineering, a vendor to the SCDF.

The judge found that Lim’s evidence was “fraught with inconsistencies” and highlighted 19 of them.
The case has been adjourned to next Friday for the prosecution to give its submission on the sentence for Lim and for Lim’s lawyers to give their mitigation.

Read the full report in The New Paper on Saturday (June 1).

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF chief admits to facts of 7 corruption charges

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 07 Jun 2013 7:53 PM
UPDATED: 07 Jun 2013 11:52 PM

ex-scdf-chief-peter-lim.jpg


Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim. (Photo by TODAY's Ernest Chua)

SINGAPORE: The former Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force Peter Lim has admitted to the facts of seven outstanding corruption charges.

Lim was convicted last week on one charge of corruption, but there were nine others outstanding.

His defence lawyers made representations to the Attorney-General's Chambers in chambers on Friday afternoon on these nine charges.

The prosecution will drop the last two charges against him.

Lim was convicted on May 31 on the first of the 10 charges.

The court found him guilty of corruptly obtaining a sexual favour from 49-year-old Pang Chor Mui, who was a director at Nimrod Engineering in May 2010.

In return, Lim tipped Mdm Pang off about SCDF's need for radiation portal monitors before the tender was made public in April 2011.

The other nine charges involve two other women from two other firms. They were Kelly Lee Wei Hoon of Singapore Radiation Centre and Esther Goh Tok Mui of NCS Pte Ltd.

In its submissions on Friday, the prosecution asked for a five-month jail term for Lim.

It said the case has caused "deep public disquiet" and that Lim has damaged the reputation of the SCDF.

It also argued that with Lim being a high-ranking civil servant, the case has also led to a loss of public confidence in the administration.

But the defence contended that Lim's actions were on the lower end of culpability. It said there was no loss or detriment to the SCDF.

The defence added that Lim did not favour Nimrod. The defence also argued that the Home Affairs Ministry had reviewed the contracts related to the three women and found them to be above board, and that a hefty fine would suffice.

However, defence also noted that should a custodial sentence be meted down, a short one would be "sufficiently grave".

Throughout the proceedings, Lim looked stoic as he listened to the judge, but for most part, he was staring at the ground while he sat in the dock. He will be back in court next Thursday for sentencing.

The Home Affairs Ministry has indicated previously that Lim's disciplinary actions will be decided after he is sentenced.

- CNA/xq

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Sex-for-contracts case: Prosecution pressing for a minimum 5-month jail term


Published on Jun 07, 2013

PeterLim0706e.jpg


Peter Lim Sin Pang on Friday, June 7, 2013, accepted the prosecution's offer to take into consideration during sentencing, seven of the remaining nine other corruption charges he faces. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Tham Yuen-c & Ian Poh

Peter Lim Sin Pang on Friday accepted the prosecution's offer to take into consideration during sentencing, seven of the remaining nine other corruption charges he faces.

This, one week after he was convicted of a similar charge by a district court.

The prosecution said at Lim's sentencing hearing that it will apply to withdraw the remaining two charges but is pressing for a minimum five-month jail term.

The former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief was found guilty last Friday of corruptly obtaining oral sex from Ms Angie Pang Chor Mui, 49, in exchange for furthering the business interests of her employer Nimrod Engineering.

The nine other corruption charges he faces, involved two other women in their 40s - senior executive Esther Goh of information technology firm NCS, and Ms Lee Wei Hoon, who was a senior executive of technology company Singapore Radiation Centre. Both women had dealings with the SCDF at the time when Lim was commissioner. The nine charges had been stood down earlier and was to be dealt with separately after the 52-year-old claimed trial to all of them earlier this year.

Lim faces a jail term of up to five years or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each charge.

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Prosecution not appealing against Ng Boon Gay's acquittal

POSTED: 11 Jun 2013 12:04 PM

ng-boon-gay-497854.jpg


Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (C) arriving at the Subordinate Courts (Channel NewsAsia file picture)

SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers said in a statement issued Tuesday that the prosecution would not be appealing against the acquittal of former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay.

District Judge Siva Shanmugam acquitted Mr Ng on 14 February of corruption charges after a trial that spanned more than four months.

The Attorney-General's Chambers said it decided not to file a Petition of Appeal after carefully considering the judge's Grounds of Decision.

The judge's detailed Grounds of Decision were issued on 28 May and the prosecution had until Tuesday to file an appeal.

The statement said that "no proposition of law emanating from the Grounds of Decision requires clarification by the High Court".

It also said that "where the facts in this case were concerned, the learned District Judge's Grounds of Decision stressed his reliance on his personal assessment of the witnesses and their credibility. In this regard, none of the learned DJ's (District Judge) findings of fact are of a nature that would in our view necessitate an appeal".

- CNA/jc

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Time to move forward: Ng Boon Gay


By S Ramesh
POSTED: 11 Jun 2013 7:18 PM

former-central-narcotics.jpg


Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (C) and his wife (R) leave during a lunch break after testifying at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore. (AFP File - Roslan Rahman)

SINGAPORE: The former director of the Central Narcotics Bureau, Ng Boon Gay, said now that the chapter of the criminal prosecutions against him has drawn to a close, he can focus on moving forward with his life.

This is his first statement issued through his lawyers, Wong Partnership, following his acquittal and Tuesday's decision by the Attorney General's Chambers not to appeal against the acquittal.

Ng said it has been a long 19 months since the investigations first started and this had been the darkest time and lowest point in his life.

He explained: "During this difficult and anxious period for my family and me, my wife Yen has been my pillar of strength and words cannot convey my gratitude to her.

"I have also been blessed with the support and help of my family members and my friends. Even strangers on the street have come up to me to express their support and belief in my innocence."

Overall, he said it has been a truly humbling experience for him and that he always had faith in the criminal justice system, having been a part of it during his whole working life.

Separately, Ng's lawyers said they are happy for him that the AGC has decided not to appeal against the acquittal. Nonetheless, they said his ordeal is not over as he will have to consider the disciplinary proceedings against him.

- AFP/ac

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim gets 6 months' jail

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 13 Jun 2013 9:59 AM
UPDATED: 13 Jun 2013 2:28 PM

peter-lim-arrives-with.jpg


File photo of Peter Lim (C) arriving with his two lawyers at the Subordinate courts in Singapore. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)

SINGAPORE: The former commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Peter Lim has been sentenced to six months' jail.

Lim, 53, was convicted on 31 May of corruptly obtaining a sexual favour from 49-year-old Pang Chor Mui, a director at Nimrod Engineering, in May 2010.

The court found that Lim tipped Mdm Pang off about SCDF's need for radiation portal monitors before the tender was made public in April 2011.

Lim also admitted on 7 June to seven other corruption charges involving two other women -- Ms Lee Wei Hoon of Singapore Radiation Centre and Ms Esther Goh Tok Mui of NCS.

The district judge took these seven charges into consideration during sentencing; two were dropped after the prosecution applied for them to be withdrawn on Thursday.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim noted during sentencing that Lim had contributed to not just the SCDF but also the wider society.

Another mitigating factor was that Lim was cooperative during investigations.

The judge however said she agreed with the prosecution that there were several aggravating factors in the case.

These include Lim's actions being pre-meditated, him bringing "embarrassment to the public service", and his actions resulting in a "loss of reputation to the SCDF", among other factors.

The judge stressed that Lim was the highest ranking officer in the SCDF and "was expected to lead by example and display unimpeachable conduct". She also found it "totally unacceptable" that he brought disrepute to the office he held.

A custodial sentence is warranted considering the "vast amount of public disquiet" the case generated, the judge added.

The defence previously argued that Mdm Pang was not coerced into giving Lim oral sex.

The judge however disagreed, saying that Mdm Pang would not have wanted to jeopardise the relations between Nimrod and the SCDF.

On the point that Lim did not tamper with the agency's procurement process, the judge said the integrity of the system has been questioned as a result of the case.

She highlighted that Lim's actions "undermined the integrity of the government procurement process" and tarnished its image.

Just before she handed Lim his sentence, the judge emphasised that every misdemeanour a public servant commits, especially a high ranking officer, has the effect of lowering, in the eyes of the public, the standing of the institution he serves.

This "casts a negative light on the public service as a whole" and is something she cannot ignore.

Lim appeared distressed and anxious throughout the hearing as he sat in the dock.

Lim's lawyers have filed an appeal against the sentence, saying it is "excessive" and "disappointing".

The maximum penalty for corruption is five years' jail and a fine of up to S$100,000 on each charge.

Lim left the Subordinate Courts just before 12:30pm on a S$15,000 bail, with his lawyer saying Lim's bailor is a "relative".

Separately, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that civil service disciplinary proceedings will be held in abeyance pending Lim's appeal.

The ministry's spokesman added that "the Ministry of Home Affairs expects Home Team officers to uphold the highest standards of duty, conduct and integrity at all times.

"We have always upheld the principle that none of our officers - no matter how senior - is above the law."

- CNA/jc

 

Ginchiyo Tachibana

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Sex-for-contracts case: Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim begins 6-month jail term today

Published on Jun 26, 2013

PeterLim2606e.jpg


Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang (centre) has surrendered himself to a district court on Wednesday afternoon to begin his six-month jail term, The Straits Times understands. -- ST FILE PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Walter Sim And Elena Chong

Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang has surrendered himself to a district court on Wednesday afternoon to begin his six-month jail term, The Straits Times understands.

Lim, 53, had arrived in court dressed in a short-sleeve black shirt and pants.

He was convicted on May 31 of one count of corruptly obtaining sex from Ms Angie Pang Chor Mui, 49, on May 2, 2010, in exchange for furthering the business interests of her then employer Nimrod Engineering.

A week later, he admitted to seven of the nine other corruption charges he faced for trysts with two other women, Ms Esther Goh Tok Mui and Ms Kelly Lee Wei Hoon, who are both in their 40s.

 

StarshipTroopers

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim drops appeal against 6-month jail sentence


Published on Jul 03, 2013

ST_20130703_WSPETER03_3729090e.jpg


-- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

Former civil defence chief Peter Lim Sin Pang has asked his lawyers to drop the appeal against his six-month jail sentence for corruption.

This came after the 53-year-old met his legal team in prison yesterday.

"He wants to close this chapter and move on," lawyer Hamidul Haq told The Straits Times.

He added that Lim hopes to start life afresh after completing his jail term, which he began serving last week.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

rolleyez

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset

Updated: 08/31/2013 19:05 | By Channel NewsAsia

Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim sacked from civil service


312F43A1B41F5A71B0D56139E12664.jpg


SINGAPORE: Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim has been dismissed from the civil service.

Home Affairs Ministry spokesperson confirmed that the decision to dismiss him on Saturday was taken by the Public Service Commission following the conclusion of civil service disciplinary proceedings against Mr Lim.

Mr Lim was handed a six-month jail term, for corruption in June. The court had found Lim guilty of corruptly obtaining a sexual favour from Madam Pang Chor Mui -- a general manager at Nimrod Engineering -- in May 2010.

In return, he tipped her off about SCDF's need for walk-through radiation portal monitors before the tender was made public in April 2011. - CNA/ac

 

StarshipTroopers

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset

Ex-SCDF chief fired from public service


10913Lim.jpg


Melissa Lin
The Sunday Times
Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013

SINGAPORE - Former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) commissioner Peter Lim Sin Pang has been officially dismissed from public service, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement on Saturday.

Responding to media queries, a spokesman said the decision was taken by the Public Service Commission following the conclusion of civil service disciplinary proceedings against Lim.

Lim was convicted in May of corruptly obtaining sex from Ms Angie Pang Chor Mui, 49. This was in exchange for furthering the business interests of her then employer, Nimrod Engineering.

He also pleaded guilty to seven more corruption charges over trysts with two other women, who were working for two vendors of SCDF.

The 53-year-old had been interdicted - which includes suspension from duty and a docking of pay - since January last year after he was arrested for graft.

Lim, who is married with a young daughter, was handed a jail term of six months after the high-profile sex-for-contracts trial. During his sentencing, District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim said that the court wanted to send a clear message that corruption would not be tolerated.

Lim filed an appeal against his sentence but dropped it in July. He is currently serving his time in jail.

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said later that same month that graft cases against senior civil servants like Lim "put the integrity of the Public Service in the spotlight".

Speaking at a scholarship event then, Mr Teo added that individual failings, which are dealt with "without fear or favour", should not erode confidence in Singapore's public institutions and the people who serve in them.

 

KangTao

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset

Ex-SCDF chief Peter Lim on home detention

Peter Lim subjected to monitoring while serving rest of 6-month sentence outside jail

Published on Oct 06, 2013

20130218.123559_feb1813_peterlim.jpg


Peter Lim Sin Pang, the former SCDF chief, will be subjected to electronic monitoring while under home detention. -- PHOTO: GARY GOH

By Bryna Singh

Peter Lim Sin Pang, the former civil defence chief who was convicted of corruption, will serve out the remainder of his six-month jail term at home.

The Singapore Prison Service, responding to queries, confirmed that the 53-year-old was let out of Changi Prison and placed on home detention on Sept 27.

Lim was found guilty in May of corruptly obtaining sex from a 49-year-old sales director who had worked for Nimrod Engineering, a vendor of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). This was in exchange for furthering the business interests of Nimrod.

He also admitted to seven more corruption charges involving trysts with two other women who were working for separate vendors of the SCDF.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

rolleyez

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset

Ex-SCDF chief granted early release

20130325.095003_plim.jpg


Former civil defence chief Peter Lim Sin Pang

Joanna Seow
The Straits Times
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013

Former civil defence chief Peter Lim Sin Pang has been granted early release from his six-month jail term.

The Singapore Prison Service, responding to queries from The Sunday Times, confirmed that he was released from the Prison Service's custody on Saturday.

Chinese evening paper Shin Min Daily News reported on Saturday that he was driven to the Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre in the morning, accompanied by a woman.

He was there to have his electronic monitoring device removed.

Mr Lim was found guilty in May of corruptly obtaining sex from a 49-year-old sales director who had worked for Nimrod Engineering, a vendor of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

This was in exchange for furthering the business interests of Nimrod. He also admitted to seven more corruption charges involving trysts with two other women who were working for separate vendors of the SCDF.

The 53-year-old started serving his sentence on June 26. He was placed on home detention from Sept 27, during which he was subject to electronic monitoring and curfew hours.

The former SCDF chief, who is married with a daughter, has since been dismissed from public service.

 

Untouchables

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset

Updated: 01/29/2014 21:08 | By Channel NewsAsia

Ex-CNB chief Ng Boon Gay retired from public service: MHA


1556CEDE0F1C773555AEACFD9A8B0.jpg


SINGAPORE: Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay has been retired from public service.

In response to media enquiries, a Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson confirmed the Public Service Commission has decided to retire Mr Ng from service.

This follows the conclusion of civil service disciplinary proceedings.

The ministry said in a statement that the decision was made in the public interest and would take effect from 29 January 2014.

Ng had last year faced four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual favours from Ms Cecilia Sue in exchange for furthering the business interests of her then-employers.

He was acquitted in February last year. - CNA/ir


 
Top