08-02-2023, 05:28 AM
The values of Singapore's founding generation of leaders are like "religious commandments",
"The arrest of Teh Cheang Wan - who was minister for National Development between 1979 and 1986 - for corruption was a prime example of the Government's "ruthless intensity in upholding integrity," said Mr Shanmugam.
He added that Mr Teh was described by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as "a man of considerable ability", and he had played a key role in getting the Government to deliver on its promise to build enough flats for people in the country's early days.
Yet, despite Mr Teh's seniority and the public praise he got, when corruption allegations surfaced, Mr Lee directed the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau to investigate, said Mr Shanmugam.
"Mr Lee Kuan Yew set the tone... He said at the time: 'There is no way a minister can avoid investigations and a trial, if there is evidence to support one'."
The values of Singapore's founding generation of leaders have been scrupulously adhered to by successive generations of leaders and are like "religious commandments", he added"
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"The arrest of Teh Cheang Wan - who was minister for National Development between 1979 and 1986 - for corruption was a prime example of the Government's "ruthless intensity in upholding integrity," said Mr Shanmugam.
He added that Mr Teh was described by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as "a man of considerable ability", and he had played a key role in getting the Government to deliver on its promise to build enough flats for people in the country's early days.
Yet, despite Mr Teh's seniority and the public praise he got, when corruption allegations surfaced, Mr Lee directed the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau to investigate, said Mr Shanmugam.
"Mr Lee Kuan Yew set the tone... He said at the time: 'There is no way a minister can avoid investigations and a trial, if there is evidence to support one'."
The values of Singapore's founding generation of leaders have been scrupulously adhered to by successive generations of leaders and are like "religious commandments", he added"
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