A 54-year-old Thai farm worker was sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe two auxiliary police officers who caught him urinating into a drain near his residence in Sungei Tengah.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS :
- Nanjaijumpa Kham-Ai, a first-time offender, attempted to bribe enforcement officers with S$7 after being caught urinating into a drain.
- Both officers, employed by Certis Cisco and deployed to the NEA, declined the bribe and called the police, leading to the worker’s arrest.
- The court sentenced Nanjaijumpa to 10 days’ imprisonment, emphasizing Singapore’s strong stance on maintaining integrity and fighting corruption in public service.
WHAT HAPPENED
On Monday, June 2, Nanjaijumpa Kham-Ai, a farm worker residing along Lorong Semangka, was convicted of one count of corruption. A second charge was considered for sentencing.
Nanjaijumpa, who arrived in Singapore in 2017, was working at the time of the offence and was staying at a farm in the Sungei Tengah area.
The incident occurred on December 17 last year, after Nanjaijumpa had visited a nearby mobile phone repair shop to fix his malfunctioning phone. The shop staff had requested S$200 for the repair, but Nanjaijumpa only had S$150, paying S$100 upfront with a promise to pay the remaining amount later.
Later that evening, around 7 pm, Nanjaijumpa was caught urinating into a drain near his parked bicycle.
Two auxiliary police officers employed by Certis Cisco and deployed to the National Environment Agency (NEA) for enforcement duties, Mr Ong Seng Hock and Mr Prabakar Hisparan, observed the act. The officers identified themselves as NEA enforcement officers and asked for his particulars to prepare a summons.
In a bid to avoid enforcement action, Nanjaijumpa initially asked Mr Ong to let him go, citing the commonality of urinating into that drain. He offered S$7 as a bribe to both officers. Mr Ong declined the money, explaining that public servants could not accept bribes. Nanjaijumpa then approached Mr Hisparan with the same offer, which was also refused.
Undeterred, Nanjaijumpa proceeded to place the S$7 into Mr Hisparan’s sling bag. Seeing this, Mr Ong instructed Nanjaijumpa to take the money back, which he did. Mr Hisparan then called the police, leading to Nanjaijumpa’s arrest.
During court proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Tung Shou Pin highlighted Nanjaijumpa’s persistence, noting that he had gone so far as to put the money in Mr Hisparan’s bag even after the officers refused the bribe.
The prosecution requested a jail term of seven to ten days, considering Nanjaijumpa’s status as a first-time offender.
The DPP emphasized the importance of integrity among public servants, stating, “Had either of them accepted the bribe, this would have undermined Singapore’s hard-earned reputation for integrity and incorruptibility in the public service.”
Under Singapore law, corruption offenders face up to five years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both.
Nanjaijumpa was sentenced to 10 days’ jail, serving as a reminder of Singapore’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
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