Singaporeans charged for metro-related corruption

Four Singaporean men were charged on December 29 in a scandal involving contracts for the metro worth almost 10 million SGD (7.4 million USD).
Singaporeans charged for metro-related corruption ảnh 1Most Singaporeans have to rely on buses and trains as car prices are among the highest in the world (Source: VNA)

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- Four Singaporean men were charged onDecember 29 in a scandal involving contracts for the metro worth almost 10million SGD (7.4 million USD).

Two of them, Jamalludin bin Jumari, 61, and Zakaria bin MohamedShariff, 52, are former employees of the metro operator Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT). They face 28 chargeseach.

Three of the four men caught up in the scandal failed to disclosetheir benefits in two engineering companies which had been won contracts fromSMRT.

The offences allegedly happened between 2007 and 2012, and the menhave been charged under an anti-fraud law. If convicted, they face up to 10years in jail on each charge.

The prosecution of the group came after a series of breakdowns onthe train system and a collision that injured dozens of people.

These have caused strong anger in the country where publictransport is usually efficient and most have to rely on buses and trains as carprices are among the highest in the world.

State-owned holding company Temasek has owned SMRT since 2016 and withdrawnSMRT from Singapore’s stock market.-VNA

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