A 37-year-old Chinese national and Singapore permanent resident, Su Qin, was charged in court on Thursday, August 8, for allegedly using forged documents to secure medical and compassionate leave from her employers.
According to court documents, Su is accused of submitting a forged electronic medical certificate (MC) to her employer, ETC Singapore SEC Limited, on April 1.
The document, purportedly issued by St Luke Hospital and dated March 31, was allegedly created at her residence in Bukit Batok Street 11, as per the report.
Su reportedly submitted another forged MC from the same hospital on April 8, this one dated April 5, intending to deceive her company’s representative for additional medical leave.
In a further attempt to gain time off work, Su allegedly presented a forged death certificate dated April 8 for an individual named ‘Zhang Weiqin’ to gaming firm Century Games on April 15. This fraudulent act was aimed at obtaining compassionate leave by means of deception, according to the charges.
The use of a forged death certificate is an offense under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act in Singapore. Su has been offered a personal bond of S$3,000 and is scheduled to plead guilty in September, according to CNA report.
The circumstances surrounding how her actions were discovered remain unclear at this stage of the proceedings.
If found guilty of forgery, Su faces a maximum penalty of four years in prison, a fine, or both. For the charge related to the use of a forged death certificate, the penalties could include up to ten years in prison, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.
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