Charged for Alleged Corruption and Forgery Offences

On 27 October 2021, the following three individuals will be charged in Court for alleged corruption and forgery offences:

a) Alvin Lee May Sim (“Lee”) (李美胜, 41-year-old male Singaporean), Head of Strategy and Resource Management with Certis Cisco Protection Services Pte Ltd (“CCPS”) at the material time;

b) Nazarisham Bin Mohamed Isa (“Nazarisham”) (42-year-old male Singaporean), a shareholder of SCAR Services Pte Ltd (“SCAR Services”) at the material time; and

c) Abdul Razeez Bin Rasit (“Razeez”) (35-year-old male Singaporean), a shareholder of SCAR Services at the material time.

The Alleged Corruption Offences

2. Sometime around or between 2017 and 2019, Lee was alleged to have received gratification in the form of loans totalling S$83,000. In addition, Lee allegedly received gratification in the form of a car loan. Correspondingly, Nazarisham and Razeez were alleged to have conspired to corruptly give these gratifications to Lee. The gratifications were allegedly intended to induce Lee to advance the business interests of SCAR Services with CCPS, and for providing allegedly forged Certis Cisco Security Pte Ltd (“CCS”) and Certis Cisco Auxiliary Police Force Pte Ltd (“CCAPF”) documents to Nazarisham. For their actions, they face the following charges:

a) Lee

i. Seven charges for offences punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act; and

ii. Six charges for offences punishable under Section 5(a)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

b) Nazarisham

i. One charge for an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act;

ii. Six charges for offences punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act; and

iii. Six charges for offences punishable under Section 5(b)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

c) Razeez

i. Six charges for offences punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Alleged Forgery Offences

3. Sometime around or in 2019, Lee was alleged to have forged various “Safe Keeping Receipt”, “Standing Order Directive”, and acknowledgement of pledge of assets documents relating to the deposit of gemstones. These alleged forgeries were intended to make believe that CCS and CCAPF had purportedly issued the documents when it was not the case. Lee was also alleged to have conspired with Nazarisham to forge a CCS insurance certification document. Separately, Nazarisham was alleged to have used and presented the false “Safe Keeping Receipt” document as genuine, by submitting it to a Notary Public. For their actions, Lee and Nazarisham face the following charges:

a) Lee faces nine charges for offences punishable under Sections 465 and 467 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224.

b) Nazarisham faces one charge for an offence punishable under Section 467 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 and one charge for an offence punishable under Section 471 read with Section 465 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224.

4. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and other criminal activities. Any person who is convicted of a corruption offence can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years, or to both. Any person who is convicted of an offence under Section 465 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to four years, or with fine, or with both. Any person who is convicted of an offence under Section 467 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years and shall also be liable to fine.

5. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) looks into all corruption complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg;
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

6. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how the alleged corrupt act happened?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

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