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19-10-2021, 07:56 PM
Natasha Ganesan
19 Oct 2021 04:02PM
(Updated: 19 Oct 2021 04:02PM)
SINGAPORE: A senior divisional manager at Takashimaya Singapore was sentenced to 10 months' jail on Tuesday (Oct 19) for accepting bribes to cover up the issue of a security guard shortage.
Chan Kuen Thong, 64, was also ordered to pay a penalty of S$42,500.
Over a period of about three years, Chan received S$121,000 in bribes from a director of a security firm
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He was in charge of Takashimaya's security department at the time, and security firm White Knights was awarded three contracts with the departmental store based on his recommendation.
Under the contracts, White Knights was to deploy 18 security officers for the day shift and six for the night shift.
If there was a shortage of security officers at the store, Takashimaya was entitled to issue claims for the costs of the undeployed security guards.
Since the start of the first contract in January 2017, White Knights director Mandhir Singh Karpal Singh faced "a frequent shortfall" of about three to five security officers for the day shift, said CPIB.
Chan complained to Singh about the shortfall, which resulted in some security posts being left unmanned.
Later in January, Chan asked Singh to pay him S$4,000 every month, in exchange for not issuing claims for shortfall costs.
Singh agreed to the "corrupt arrangement", said CPIB, as it would save his firm between S$12,300 and S$20,500 each month.
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Singh was sentenced to 10 months' jail on Aug 16.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...or-2254036
19 Oct 2021 04:02PM
(Updated: 19 Oct 2021 04:02PM)
SINGAPORE: A senior divisional manager at Takashimaya Singapore was sentenced to 10 months' jail on Tuesday (Oct 19) for accepting bribes to cover up the issue of a security guard shortage.
Chan Kuen Thong, 64, was also ordered to pay a penalty of S$42,500.
Over a period of about three years, Chan received S$121,000 in bribes from a director of a security firm
......
He was in charge of Takashimaya's security department at the time, and security firm White Knights was awarded three contracts with the departmental store based on his recommendation.
Under the contracts, White Knights was to deploy 18 security officers for the day shift and six for the night shift.
If there was a shortage of security officers at the store, Takashimaya was entitled to issue claims for the costs of the undeployed security guards.
Since the start of the first contract in January 2017, White Knights director Mandhir Singh Karpal Singh faced "a frequent shortfall" of about three to five security officers for the day shift, said CPIB.
Chan complained to Singh about the shortfall, which resulted in some security posts being left unmanned.
Later in January, Chan asked Singh to pay him S$4,000 every month, in exchange for not issuing claims for shortfall costs.
Singh agreed to the "corrupt arrangement", said CPIB, as it would save his firm between S$12,300 and S$20,500 each month.
......
Singh was sentenced to 10 months' jail on Aug 16.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...or-2254036
