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It is now revealed that Singapore's most famous civil servant robbed even the Supreme Court in cases that go back to 1997. The scope and scale makes you wonder ...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1101848/1/.html
SINGAPORE: Former deputy director at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Koh Seow Wee, who stands accused of cheating the government of more than S$12 million, was slapped with another 70 charges on Thursday.
Seven of the charges were in relation to his stint at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and 63 involved offences during his tenure at the Supreme Court from 1997 to 2004.
While at the Supreme Court, Koh was involved in the procurement process for IT equipment, software, consumables and services.
It's alleged that in recommending the award of contracts to business entities, Koh had concealed from the Supreme Court the fact that he was involved in the management of such business entities and had a share in their profits.
Due to the concealment, the Supreme Court was induced to award contracts to these business entities.
Koh, who has been in remand since 25 June, now faces a total of 372 charges.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor also informed the court that the Attorney-General's Chambers will be writing to the Supreme Court for the case to be heard before a Supreme Court judge.
The request is not unprecedented. A similar application was made against Chia Teck Leng, the former finance manager of Asia Pacific Breweries, who was accused of cheating several banks in 2004.
Chia had cheated the banks of nearly S$115 million by creating fictitious and forged documents in the name of the company.
Koh's accomplice, Lim Chai Meng, will also have his case transferred to the Supreme Court, following a similar application by the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1101848/1/.html
SINGAPORE: Former deputy director at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Koh Seow Wee, who stands accused of cheating the government of more than S$12 million, was slapped with another 70 charges on Thursday.
Seven of the charges were in relation to his stint at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and 63 involved offences during his tenure at the Supreme Court from 1997 to 2004.
While at the Supreme Court, Koh was involved in the procurement process for IT equipment, software, consumables and services.
It's alleged that in recommending the award of contracts to business entities, Koh had concealed from the Supreme Court the fact that he was involved in the management of such business entities and had a share in their profits.
Due to the concealment, the Supreme Court was induced to award contracts to these business entities.
Koh, who has been in remand since 25 June, now faces a total of 372 charges.
The Deputy Public Prosecutor also informed the court that the Attorney-General's Chambers will be writing to the Supreme Court for the case to be heard before a Supreme Court judge.
The request is not unprecedented. A similar application was made against Chia Teck Leng, the former finance manager of Asia Pacific Breweries, who was accused of cheating several banks in 2004.
Chia had cheated the banks of nearly S$115 million by creating fictitious and forged documents in the name of the company.
Koh's accomplice, Lim Chai Meng, will also have his case transferred to the Supreme Court, following a similar application by the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
